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Ecological model

This is referred to as Intrapersonal/individual aspects, which impact conduct and include

knowledge, attitudes, beliefs, and personality. Also, identify numerous stages of impact on health

conducts (Squiers et al., 2012).

Interpersonal factors

This involves interactions with fellow humans; it can either facilitate communal care or

introduces obstructions to interpersonal development that support healthy conduct. Interacting

with people of good morals can facilitate individual’s improvement in their behaviors. However,

people who have immoral behavior negatively affect interpersonal development.

Institutional and organizational factors

This includes the guidelines, protocols, procedures, and familiar arrangements that restrain or

stimulate healthy conduct. Favorable rules and policies enhance the growth of healthy conduct.

Conversely, unfriendly procedures and arrangements inhibit healthy behaviors.

Community factors

This involves official or casual communal customs that happen among persons, groups, or

organizations, which can restrict or facilitate healthy conduct. Friendly formal and informal

social rules are essential since they promote healthy behaviors. A society with favoring norms

enjoys good relationships among the locals as well as development.

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Public policy factors

These are indigenous, state, and federal rules and laws that control or support health activities

and practices for ailment inhibition comprising primary discovery, control, and supervision.

These rules are crucial in preventing the spread of diseases through early detection. Health issues

are well handled.

Examples of Ecological Models

Project HEART (Health Education Awareness Research Team) is used to address heart disease

incidents such as cardiovascular illness hazard aspects (Deshmukh, Abbott, & Reath, 2014).

CDC's Colorectal Cancer Control Program (CRCCP)  was started with aim of dealing with

cancer prevention through the use of the ecological model.

Considerations for Implementation

The ecological perception is advantageous backgrounds for a better understanding of numerous

aspects which affect health and welfare (Armitage et al., 2012). It can be used in the

determination of health. Therefore, it can be used to assimilate components of other philosophies

and models, hence ensuring the strategy of a complete health upgrade or ailment deterrence

program or strategy tactic.

In conclusion, the ecological model is essential in the determination of individual healthy

conduct. This is comprised of various factors such as public policy and community factors

among others. It is implemented because of its wide provisions on factors affecting health and

well-being.
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References

Armitage, D., Béné, C., Charles, A. T., Johnson, D., & Allison, E. H. (2012). The interplay of

well-being and resilience in applying a social-ecological perspective. Ecology and

Society, 17(4).

Deshmukh, T., Abbott, P., & Reath, J. (2014). 'It's got to be another approach': an Aboriginal

Health Worker perspective on cardiovascular risk screening and education. Australian

Family Physician, 43(7), 475-478.

Squiers, L., Peinado, S., Berkman, N., Boudewyns, V., & McCormack, L. (2012). The health

literacy skills framework. Journal of health communication, 17(sup3), 30-54.