Daniel Stokols' article "Establishing and Maintaining Healthy Environments: Toward a Social Ecology of Health Promotion" explores the importance of integrating environmental and behavioral strategies in health promotion. It argues that health promotion should not only focus on individual behavior change but also on creating and maintaining environments that support health. The article emphasizes the need for a social ecological approach, which considers the interactions between individuals, groups, and their environments. It highlights the significance of environmental factors such as physical and social conditions, and how they influence health outcomes. The author also discusses the importance of considering multiple levels of analysis, including individual, organizational, community, and societal levels, in understanding and promoting health. The article calls for interdisciplinary research and interventions that address both environmental and behavioral factors in health promotion. It also discusses the role of public policy, urban planning, and environmental design in creating healthier environments. The author stresses the need for a comprehensive understanding of health that includes physical, emotional, and social well-being. The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of integrating environmental and behavioral strategies in health promotion to achieve long-term health benefits.Daniel Stokols' article "Establishing and Maintaining Healthy Environments: Toward a Social Ecology of Health Promotion" explores the importance of integrating environmental and behavioral strategies in health promotion. It argues that health promotion should not only focus on individual behavior change but also on creating and maintaining environments that support health. The article emphasizes the need for a social ecological approach, which considers the interactions between individuals, groups, and their environments. It highlights the significance of environmental factors such as physical and social conditions, and how they influence health outcomes. The author also discusses the importance of considering multiple levels of analysis, including individual, organizational, community, and societal levels, in understanding and promoting health. The article calls for interdisciplinary research and interventions that address both environmental and behavioral factors in health promotion. It also discusses the role of public policy, urban planning, and environmental design in creating healthier environments. The author stresses the need for a comprehensive understanding of health that includes physical, emotional, and social well-being. The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of integrating environmental and behavioral strategies in health promotion to achieve long-term health benefits.