Term 1 week 4 SEM

The SEM has 4 levels of influence. Which one is incorrect below?

• POLICY

• INDIVIDUAL

• PHYSICAL ENVIRONMENT

• SOCIAL INFLUENCES

The PA initiative will be most effective at changing behaviour when how many levels of influence in the SEM are addressed?

• 4

• 3

• 5

• all 6

The SEM can be described as "multi dimensional or multi factorial." What does this mean?

• Each level works independently of each other

• All levels are separate and you progress from one to the other in order

• The model is a holistic approach and all levels need to be considered and are dependent on each other

• the model is one of a number of different models that work together

Employing a Health and Wellbeing officer in a workplace could be strategy that fits into which level of the SEM?

• Social Environment

• Policy

• Individual

• Physical Environment

A lunchtime walking group could be a strategy that fits into which level of the SEM?

• Individual

• Social Environment

• Physical Environment

• Social Distancing

"Traffic calming / slowing" measures for the safety of pedestrians and children around schools could be an example of which level of the SEM?

• Physical Environment

• Social Environment

• Individual

• Politics

What can the SEM best be described as?

• a Physical Activity initiative

• a tool to critique PA initiatives

• a model to build skills in sports

• a training model for athletes

An educational program in a work or school setting is a strategy that fits into which level of the SEM?

• Social Environment

• Individual

• Physical Environment

School rules can have a negative influence on students' levels of PA, such as not being allowed to wear runners during breaks. This is an example of a barrier being imposed by:

• social environment decisions

• individual decisions

• policy decisions

• physical environment decisions

Allowing staff to use flexi time to start earlier in the day and then take a longer lunchtime to allow staff to complete a 45-minute walk is an example of:

• a policy implemented in a community setting

• a social environment change implemented in a community setting

• a change to the physical environment in a work setting

• a policy implemented in a work setting