Section: Module 4: Lesson 1: Role and efficacy of social and behavioural science in public health interventions. | Social and Behavioral Health | NextGenU.org

  • Student Learning Outcomes:
    • Define and defferentiate between Policy and Intervention.
    • Provide examples of how social and behavioural sciences are incorporated in Public Health interventions and responses.
    • Explain the role of social and behavioral science interventions in individuals, households, and communities to improve health outcomes.
    • Explain the levels of public health intervention practice.
    • Explore interventions or policies in social and behavioral science programs at the individual, household, and community levels.
    Approximate time required for the readings for this lesson (at 144 words/minute): 7 hours and 46 minutes.


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    • Required Learning Resources and Activities
    • Read the section "Public health interventions, defined" (4 minutes)

      Minnesota Department of Health Center for Public Health Practice - 2019

    • Read the entire article. (4 minutes)

      Columbia University - 2021

    • Read the content under the sections "Social Context", and "Aligning individual and collective interests" (22 minutes)

      Nature Human Behaviour - 2020

    • Read the content under the headings "The Impact of these Conditions on Parents", "The Impact of Disadvantage on Children", and "A Wealth of Evidence-Based Family and School Interventions" (16 minutes)

      Clinical Child and Family Psychology Review - 2020

    • Read the content under the heading "Community as a Whole" (4 minutes)

      Oslo and Akershus University College of Applied Sciences - 2017

    • Read the section 'Public health practice levels'. (2 minutes)

      Minnesota Department of Health Center for Public Health Practice - 2019

    • Read the entire article. (19 minutes)

      Issues in Science and Technology - 2013

    • Watch the entire webinar 

      This webinar will review the CBT model of substance use, as well as practical treatment strategies and tools in order to best help individuals affected by SUDs. (92 minutes)

    • Step 1: Study 

      Review learning resources for Module 3 about the role of social and behavioral sciences in interventions and programs. Then read the Introduction, Results, and Discussion sections of the following publication: https://www.nature.com/articles/ijo201475#Sec14

      Step 2: Respond

      Prepare a 300-500 piece of writing discuss the following: 

      • How does each intervention level compare with the others?

      • What qualities of each intervention worked?

      • What qualities did not work?

      • Why is social and behavioral science important to these interventions?

      Step 3: Submit your work.

      To share your work, click on the button at the bottom of the screen “Add a new discussion topic.” Include a title and paste your work in the “Message” box. Then click “Submit to forum.”  Make sure to reference others’ intellectual property when necessary. All references should follow 7th Edition APA formatting; see the resource on the Himmelfarb Health Sciences Library for instructions: APA citation resource (references are excluded from word counts).

      OPTIONAL Step 4: Interact (10 minutes)

      If you would like to, you can reply to your peers' posts in a respectful and professional manner. Ensure that your post engages your peers' ideas by including a reflection on their comments, sharing ideas of other potential difficulties and parties involved, or asking thought-provoking questions. If a peer comments on your posting, please reply. To post a reply, click “Reply” on a particular discussion, write your feedback and then click on “Post to forum.”


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