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Schölmerich VL, Kawachi I. Translating the Socio-Ecological Perspective Into Multilevel Interventions: Gaps Between Theory and Practice. Health Educ Behav. 2016;43(1):17-20doi: 10.1177/1090198115605309.
Schölmerich, V. L., & Kawachi, I. (2016). Translating the Socio-Ecological Perspective Into Multilevel Interventions: Gaps Between Theory and Practice. Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education, 43(1), 17-20. https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198115605309
Schölmerich, Vera L N, and Kawachi, Ichiro. "Translating the Socio-Ecological Perspective Into Multilevel Interventions: Gaps Between Theory and Practice." Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education vol. 43,1 (2016): 17-20. doi: https://doi.org/10.1177/1090198115605309
Schölmerich VL, Kawachi I. Translating the Socio-Ecological Perspective Into Multilevel Interventions: Gaps Between Theory and Practice. Health Educ Behav. 2016 Feb;43(1):17-20. doi: 10.1177/1090198115605309. PMID: 26747715.
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Health Educ Behav. 2016 Feb;43(1):17-20. doi: 10.1177/1090198115605309.

Translating the Socio-Ecological Perspective Into Multilevel Interventions: Gaps Between Theory and Practice.

Health education & behavior : the official publication of the Society for Public Health Education

Vera L N Schölmerich, Ichiro Kawachi

Affiliations

  1. Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA University of Rotterdam, Rotterdam, Netherlands [email protected].
  2. Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, USA.

PMID: 26747715 DOI: 10.1177/1090198115605309

Abstract

Multilevel interventions are inspired by socio-ecological models, and seek to create change on various levels-for example by increasing the health literacy of individuals as well as modifying the social norms within a community. Despite becoming a buzzword in public health, actual multilevel interventions remain scarce. In this commentary, we explore the operational and empirical barriers to designing and implementing multilevel interventions, and argue that the current theoretical framework based on the socio-ecological model is insufficient to guide those seeking to design multilevel interventions. We consider two theories, namely, the complementarity principle theory and the risk compensation theory-to address the gap between theory and translation into practice.

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Keywords: behavioral theories; community health; health behavior; health promotion; social ecology

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