Question

Describe the socioecological framework of patient advocacy, and give a example for each level

Answer 1

Policy/Enabling Environment (national, state, local laws) Advocacy Organizational (organizations and social institutions) Social Mobilization Community (relationships between organizations) Social Change Communication Interpersonal (families, friends, social networks) Behavior Change Communication & Social Change Communication Individual (knowledge, attitudes, behaviors) Behavior Change Communication

Picture Reference: CDC ( Centre of Disease control and Prevention)

The socio-economic model:

* This model helps to know the interaction of Individual with his environment in this system and also to understand the levels in the social system

* First inner most level in the framework- Individual: represents the characteristics of individual that affects this behaviour and other factors.Example: Safe age for Marriage education through mass media

* Interpersonal: social support system and network that affects individual behaviour. Example: providing education regarding vaccination, hand hygiene, breadt feeding.

*Community: Relationship among institutions within the boundaries. Examples: Communication of patients within the community with the same health issues which will help to address the problem.

* Organisational: Organisation that affects the health. Example: Campaign raising mass media awareness and home visits through organisation.

*Policy enabling environment: laws and policies of health care services that affects the health. example: Raising the child survival issue.