Socioecological model for Public Health Intervention
The environment conditions in Detroit public schools are dilapidated beyond measures. They pose higher health risks to both the teachers and the pupils, thus necessitated actions that will address the issue to the concerned body. The public health interventions include the adoption of either the programs, campaigns, or policies that restore public health across Detroit.
One of the ways to affect change is through the usage of the socioecological model. The framework employs social links at different levels. The first level is the individual level that advocates for the use of knowledge, attitudes, skills, and beliefs (“Chapter 4: System Approaches and the Social Ecological Model”, n.d.). Each of the concerned people who are directly involved in the Detroit school should take personal initiative to guide against the environmental risk posed. This may include measures such as transferring kind from these schools. The student may as well ensure they avoid the designated hazardous area.
The second level is the interpersonal level. The step exploits external influences from the families with children across Detroit public schools and role players such as teachers and board members. Their input entails actions that are aimed at restoring poor environmental conditions for the safety of their children and teacher. Actions by the concerned leaders such as informing the government may be taken (“Chapter 4: System Approaches and the Social Ecological Model”, n.d.). In an extreme scenario, they may opt for strikes and go-slows such sick-ins request by the teacher to pressurize concerned parties to address the issue.
Organizational and community levels may be critical in addressing weak states of infrastructures in these schools. Collective efforts by a network of individuals, groups, and institutions under the strict observance of rules may undertake collaborative actions to restore the infrastructures (Isbell & Lynne Isbell, 1-5). This may include sourcing for donations or grants and creating a large pool of money that they can use to finance necessary infrastructures in school as a gesture to ensure healthy safety in school.
Work cited
Chapter 4: System Approaches and the Social Ecological Model. Cdn.ymaws.com. Retrieved 3 April 2020, from https://cdn.ymaws.com/www.cste.org/resource/resmgr/CD_Toolkit/Chapter_4.pdf.
Isbell, Lynne A. “Socioecological model.” The International Encyclopedia of Primatology (2016): 1-5.