Design a structural intervention outside of the United States to either a) reduce a health problem or b) increase a healthy behavior.
Describe the specific community you are targeting
The type of structural level intervention you would use (e.g., availability, acceptability, accessibility).
What your intervention would look like in practice?
How you would measure success?
Example response:
1. Describe the specific community you are targeting
My ideal intervention would be targeted towards K-12 students in Mexico’s school system. I am generalizing because I am not fully aware of the current situation in between the various different states within Mexico, I would make sure to remain educated in regards to their relationships with
one another as well as their overall health and well being in order to ensure fair and proper allocation of resources. Ideally, I would wish to target states with higher rates of poverty, chronic illness, and mortality rates.
2. The type of structural level intervention you would use (e.g., availability, acceptability, accessibility).
I would say that availability is my main goal/priority in terms of structure for this intervention. My goal is to expand the availability of resources for those communities whose overall health and well-being are greatly affected by the lack of tools and settings. By measuring our allocation
of resources and ensuring that such resources are consistently being offered, we can ensure that this intervention will provide excellent results in the long-run!
3. What your intervention would look like in practice?
My intervention consists of three different phases, all conducted at different ages/grade levels that best pertain to human development. Given how kids spend a big portion of their time at school, I believe that incorporating my intervention into their curriculum would be the easiest
and most efficient way of making sure every individual has access to such resources. My proposed phases consist of the following:
● Phase