<p><strong>Outline for HLTH 607 Intervention Paper</strong></p>
<p>The following needs to be included in your proposal:</p>
<ol>
<li>Introduction to health issue &ndash; why is this issue? (10 points)<ol>
<li>Comprehensive review of health issue</li>
<li>Target audience</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ol start="2">
<li>Discuss the health behaviors that contribute to the health issue?&nbsp; What behavior(s) are you going to focus on for the social ecological analysis? (5 points)</li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ol start="3">
<li>Social-ecological analysis of health behavior (20 points)<ol>
<li>Individual factors (biological and psychological - knowledge, attitudes, self-efficacy, values, skills)</li>
<li>Interpersonal factors (family and friends &ndash; social support, cultural factors, peer pressure)</li>
<li>Organizational factors (school, worksite, church influences)</li>
<li>Community factors (physical environmental factors)</li>
<li>Societal factors (laws, regulations, policies)</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ol start="4">
<li>Based on your social ecological analysis, select a level for intervention (eg. individual level).&nbsp; Justify why you chose this level (5 points).</li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ol start="5">
<li>Discuss the health behavior theory you chose and why?&nbsp; It should be related to the level of intervention that you are going to focus on (HBM for individual level) (15 points).<ol>
<li>Include brief overview of theory &ndash; history and constructs</li>
<li>Literature review of chosen theory for health behavior &ndash; if none, say so</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<ol start="6">
<li>Overview of your proposed intervention based on the constructs of the health behavior theory (25 points).<ol>
<li>What is the overall goal of your intervention?</li>
<li>What objectives do you want to accomplish? &ndash; These should link back to the theory.&nbsp; If you chose to use HBM for individual level intervention.&nbsp; One of your objectives might be to increase self-efficacy in your target audience.</li>
</ol></li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; i.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Process and outcome objectives</p>
<ol>
<li>What activities will you do to operationalize the constructs?</li>
</ol>
<p>&nbsp;</p>
<p>You will also get 20 points for the following:</p>
<p>Correct use of APA Style (5 points)</p>
<p>Comprehensive use of scientific resources (5 points)</p>
<p>Grammar, spelling, structure of paper (5 points)</p>
<p>Overall demonstration of understanding of theory (5 points)</p>
<p>&nbsp;</p>