Breadth of the Socio-Ecological Model

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• Personal Author:
  Kilanowski, Jill F. ; Kilanowski, Jill F.
• Description:
  The socio-ecological model (SEM) was first introduced as a conceptual model for understanding human development by Urie Bronfenbrenner in the1970s and later formalized as a theory in the 1980s. The initial theory by Bronfenbrenner was illustrated by nesting circles that place the individual in the center surrounded by various systems. The microsystem closest to the individual contains the strongest influences and encompasses the interactions and relationships of the immediate surroundings. The second circle is the mesosystem that looks beyond immediate interactions and includes those the individual has direct contact with such as work, school, church, and neighborhood. The exosystem does not directly impact the individual, but exerts both negative and positive interactive forces on the individual such as community contexts and social networks. The macrosystem includes societal, religious, and cultural values and influences. Lastly, the chronosystem contains both internal and external elements of time and historical content; in revised models, this level includes the influence of policy. The construct of health was broadly conceptualized in the SEM and focused on the major contributors that might affect health. The SEM states that health is affected by the interaction between the characteristics of the individual, the community, and the environment that includes the physical, social, and political components. The Centers for Diseases and Prevention have adapted the SEM for various health promotion endeavors to include the spheres of interpersonal, organizational, community, and policy. In addition, as the initial model acknowledged the many contributors to human development, subsequent revisions and adoptions use the SEM to represent multilevel approaches to areas such as in public health promotion, violence prevention, healthy college campuses, geriatric preventive health, and colorectal cancer prevention to name a few. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Aging Occupational Health Preventive Medicine Safety Violence
• Keywords:
  Age Groups Colorectal Cancer Ecological Systems Models Preventive Measures Sociological Factors Violence Prevention Workers
• ISSN:
  1059-924X
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article ; Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5 ; Wisconsin
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) ; National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health ; Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America ; North America
• Pages in Document:
  4 pdf pages
• Volume:
  22
• Issue:
  4
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20066945
• Citation:
  J Agromedicine 2017 Oct; 22(4):295-297
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• NORA Priority Area:
  Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing ; Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing
• Performing Organization:
  Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20080930
• Source Full Name:
  Journal of Agromedicine
• End Date:
  20250929
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:d22a78a24fd8a9438dc582d4b8c0f9a2d7668fcd29ce5fdea25bfdf50bab1baf2a03795697ff4f130a95cfc6d389a3a340748ff77e126acd1c46e09a44068f7c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/230750/cdc_230750_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 592.74 KB ]