Identify all possible precursors or antecedent factors that are linked to the prioritized behavioral and/or environmental determinants from Module 3. Be sure to explore precursors from all levels of the social ecological model, as well as both risk and protective factors. If you are using the PRECEDE model, specific whether the precursors are predisposing, enabling, or reinforcing factors.
Include a conceptual model of your health issue, which clearly depicts the assumptions underlying the relationships among your behavioral and environmental determinants and their associated precursor and your targeted health issue. Be sure to give a brief description of the conceptual model in the text to clarify the causal pathways and describe how the model is grounded in social/behavioral science theory.
Rate each precursor on importance/changeability and other criteria (if any) you have selected, using evidence from the empirical and grey literatures and (if applicable) theory.
Set priorities within the categories or organizational framework (e.g. PRECEDE) for the precursor/factors that you listed. You may want to use a table to show your inventory, your ratings, related literature, and your priorities. At the end of the process, you should have a coherent set of interrelated precursors upon which to focus your intervention activities.
Include at least one goal and one objective for each of your prioritized precursors. Make sure the goals and objectives are linked.
Identify indicators related to these precursor-related objectives that can be used in the baseline assessment and for evaluation. Identify the data sources for these indicators. Describe how and when you will access and collect the secondary data.
