Socio-Ecological Model Explorer
Five levels shape a health behavior, from the individual at the center out to policy. Click any node to light up its causal chain toward the center.
Health behavior:
Individual (center)
Interpersonal
Community
Societal / Environmental
Policy (outer)
Interpersonal
Community
Societal / Environmental
Policy (outer)
The socio-ecological model shows that a health behavior is shaped at five levels at once. Outer levels shape inner ones: policy shapes society, society shapes community, community shapes the people around you, and they all shape the individual. Pick a behavior above, then click a node to trace its chain to the center.