Socio-Ecological Model Explorer¶
Specification¶
The full specification below is extracted from Chapter 13: Influences on Health Behavior.
Type: diagram
**sim-id:** socio-ecological-model-explorer<br/>
**Library:** vis-network<br/>
**Status:** Specified
Bloom Taxonomy: Analyze<br/>
Bloom Taxonomy Verb: examine, differentiate
Learning objective: Analyze how individual, interpersonal, community,
societal/environmental, and policy-level factors interact to influence a
health practice, and distinguish which level a given real-world example
belongs to.
Components to show: Five concentric rings (nodes grouped by ring), labeled
from center outward — Individual, Interpersonal, Community, Societal/
Environmental, Policy. Inside each ring, place 2-3 example nodes relevant to
teen health (e.g., Individual: "personal beliefs about vaping," "self-
efficacy"; Interpersonal: "peer group," "family guidance"; Community:
"school wellness policy," "neighborhood recreation access"; Societal/
Environmental: "food advertising," "outlet density"; Policy: "state tobacco
tax," "public health law").
Connections: Draw directed edges from outer rings toward inner rings showing
"shapes" relationships (e.g., Policy node "state tobacco tax" → edge labeled
"shapes" → Societal/Environmental node "retail availability" → Community
node "school norms" → Interpersonal node "peer group" → Individual node
"personal belief").
Interactive features: Clicking any node highlights its full causal chain
toward the center and opens an infobox with a definition of that level and
a one-sentence real-world example. Learner can drag nodes; layout re-settles
with physics. A dropdown lets the learner pick a starting health behavior
(vaping, nutrition, physical activity, mental health help-seeking) and the
diagram repopulates each ring with behavior-specific examples.
Visual style: Concentric hierarchical layout, Individual at center in gold,
rings shading outward through blue to policy in dark navy.
Color scheme: Gold (individual) → light blue (interpersonal) → teal
(community) → blue (societal/environmental) → navy (policy).