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The Tool to support interventions
In Equal-Life, we have developed a comprehensive Tool designed to support targeted interventions for children.
This Tool is designed to facilitate targeted interventions that consider various social, physical, and internal exposures, emphasizing the dynamic interplay between components as: places, actors, and relational dynamics.
Places
Places | Examples |
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Home | Home environment(s); room(s); shared spaces |
Places for learning
and working | Kindergarten; school; university; Office; factory; store; farm |
Digital world | Virtual places in digital world (i.e. where games are set; chat rooms; social media) |
Places for leisure time | Friends’ homes; museums; movie theatres; music halls; sports fields; community centers |
Neighborhood
Physical environment | Natural environment e.g. air; climate; soil; water
Built environment Buildings (e.g. housing); transportation (e.g. street connectivity); open spaces (e.g. blue spaces; green spaces i.e. parks) |
Neighborhood
Social environment | Economic domain Health-relevant economic resources e.g. supermarkets; commercial outlets
Institutional domain Schools; clinics; educational institutions; professional bodies; religious facilities; municipal services (policing; sanitation) |
Relational dynamics
Relational dynamics | Examples |
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Social climate/ atmosphere | Harmony/disharmony; safety; psychological distress; parental styles |
Social support | Emotional support; instrumental support; appraisal support; informational support; parental investment; social modelling |
Social capital | Access to resources driven by membership within networks; social trust; reciprocity; participation |
Medium of
interaction | face-to-face; telecommunications; online communication; digital identity |
Actors
Actors | Examples |
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Family | Parents; siblings; other family members; and relatives |
Peers | Classmates/fellow students/ colleagues; friends; sports team/activity group members |
Companions | Close friends; romantic/intimate partners |
Official figures | Teachers; instructors; educators; coaches; mentors; doctors; social service agents; religious leaders |
Acquaintances | Family friends; neighbours; random contacts |
Digital contacts | Chat groups; influencers; social media contact |
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