Which describes Phase 2 of PRECEDE & PROCEED?

• A. Phase 2: Epidemiological assessment and behavioral and environmental assessments.
• B. Phase 2: Social assessment and situational analysis.
• C. Phase 2: Educational and ecological assessment.
• D. Phase 2: Intervention evaluation.

Answer: (A)

Phase 2 centers on epidemiologic, behavioral, and environmental assessment. This step brings together data on how widespread the health issue is and who it affects (epidemiology) with an analysis of the behaviors that contribute to the issue and the environmental factors that enable or hinder those behaviors. By linking the health problem to specific behaviors and surroundings, it helps identify the most important determinants to target in intervention design. The other phases correspond to different activities: Phase 1 covers social assessment and situational analysis; Phase 3 covers educational and ecological assessment; evaluation is addressed in the PROCEED part of later phases as process, impact, and outcome evaluations.