What is the difference between the individual and community-level changes referred to in our training and project materials?
An individual-level change is a change in a person s knowledge, attitude, skill or behavior. A community-level change is a change that occurs outside of the individual, within his or her community, social, educational, family, or work setting. A community-level change can reinforce individual health behaviors. For example, an individual-level behavior change could be choosing to use less pesticides in the home near where children play. A community-level change would be a school district that determines to use less pesticides and adopts integrated pest management practices in school areas. In terms of dietary change, an individual behavior change could be incorporating 5 servings of fresh vegetables into daily family meals. A community-level change would be working to bring economical and local fresh produce into farm markets and grocery stores.
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