Social Ecological Approaches
(Literature on Social Ecological Approaches Recommended by Ken McLeroy)

McLeroy, K. R., Bibeau, D., Steckler, A. and Glanz, K. (1988)  An Ecological Perspective for Health Promotion Programs.  Health Education Quarterly, 15(4):351-378.

McLeroy, K., and Steckler, A., Simons-Morton, B, Goodman, R., Gottlieb, N., and Burdine, J. N. (1993)  Social Science Theories in Health Education. Time for a New Model?  Health Education Research: Theory and Practice, 8(3):305-312, 1993.

Stokols, D. (1996) Translating Social Ecological Theory into Guidelines for Community Health Promotion. American Journal of Health Promotion, 10(4):282-298.

Richard L, Potvin L, Kischuk N, Prlic H, and Green LW. (1996) Assessment of the Integration of the Ecological Approach in Health Promotion Programs. American Journal of Health Promotion, 10(4):318-328.

IOM. (2003) The Future of the Public's Health in the 21st Century. Washington, DC:National Academy Press.

Winett RA, King AC, and Altman DG. (1989) Health Psychology and Public Health: An Integrative Approach. New York:Pergamon.

Green LW, Poland BD, and Rootman I.  (2000) The Settings Approach to Health Promotion. In: Poland BD, Green LW, and Rootman (eds). Settings for Health Promotion: Linking Theory and Practice. Thousand Oaks, CA:Sage, 1-43.

For some of the folks, it might be useful to have the peruse Fulbright-Anderson K, Kubisch AC, and Connell JP. (eds) (1998) New Approaches to Evaluating Community Initiatives, Volume 2 Theory Measurement and Analysis. Washington, DC:Aspen Institute.