Instructions: Using the skills and content covered throughout the course, you will design a social and behavioral intervention.

Step 1: Review

• Provide a brief review of the learning resources from the course which may be key to helping you complete this final assessment. Resources from the following may be especially useful for you: 

• Module 2, Lesson 2
• Module 4, Lesson 1
• Module 5

• Read the article: Intervention Mapping: Theory- and Evidence-Based Health Promotion Program Planning: Perspective and Examples 

Step 2: Research & Reflect

• Identify a health issue you would like to focus on, and establish a population/community to target. Aim to select an issue and population that would be benefited from a social and behavioral science intervention. 
• Research the population, look at the culture, values, and practices specific to the population, this is important in shaping your intervention. Think on how these factors relate to the health issue of your choice.
• Additionally, research other interventions for your selected health issue, both successful and unsuccessful. This will provide you with knowledge on what strategies are most likely to be effective in your intervention. If many options are available, try to find the interventions that target a population similar to the one of your choice. Don’t forget that the same intervention may not have the same performance when the population and context is different.
• Make sure to take notes when doing your research. Once you are satisfied with your research results, look at your notes and reflect on what interventions you would like to propose for your selected health issue and population. 

Step 3: Respond

Propose your designed intervention, in 700-1000 words. 

In your intervention proposal, you should include:

• A definition of the chosen health issue and a rationale of the need for a social and behavioral science intervention
• An indication of your target population and a justification on why this is your target
• A brief report on the population’s cultural values and practices as they relate to the health issue
• An overview of your proposed intervention
• A rationale that justifies every aspect of your proposed intervention using published scientific evidence. The justification should clarify if similar interventions have been done in the past, the advantages and disadvantages of such interventions, and their target populations. 
• A brief justification on the cultural appropriateness of your intervention as it relates to the target population.