Week 4: IMA Step 1: Socio-ecological needs assessment

Preparation for Week #4	1.     Develop a “Problem and Solution Tree” related to your chosen issue a.     Review Snowdon, W., Schultz, J., & Swinburn, B. (2008). Problem and solution trees: a practical approach for identifying potential interventions to improve population nutrition. Health Promot. Int., 23(4), 345-353. (http://heapro.oxfordjournals.org.myaccess.library.utoronto.ca/cgi/reprint/23/4/345 ) b.     You might find it helpful to explore the following resources related to the use of “problem/solution trees”: i.      Department for International Development (DFID). Section 3, “Problem and Situational Analysis”, in Tools for Development: A handbook for those engaged in development activity http://www.dfid.gov.uk/Documents/publications/toolsfordevelopment.pdf ii.     AusGUIDEline: The Logical Framework Approachhttp://www.ausaid.gov.au/ausguide/pdf/ausguideline3.3.pdf
Topics	1.     How to use the Intervention Mapping Approach to identify objectives related to: a.     Moving from identification of socio-ecological (”causal”) factors to socio-ecological objectives b.     Change objectives—concerning both individual and socio-environmental determinants c.     Transitioning from “risk model” to “change model” d.     Intervention objectives—with respect to both individual and socio-environmental outcomes and their effects on health 2.     To become familiar with tools that assist in identifying change and intervention outcomes
Required readings from course textbooks	1.     Bartholomew et al. (2011):  Chapter 4 and begin to familiarize yourself with Chapter 5 2.     Glanz et al. (2008):  ----