India is a nation of environmental and social diversity which is responsible for its diverse epidemiological profile. Risk factors of diseases present in India encompass the environment, both immediate and nonimmediate as well as behavioral factors. Policy makers therefore need to consider the role of environment in designing health interventions. The study discusses Ecological Model of Behavioral Change in the Indian context. An ecological perspective offers a way to simultaneously emphasize both individual and environmental systems and its interdependent relations. The model emphasizes on multi-environmental influences on health related behavior to promote and sustain a healthy environment and behaviour

Ecological Model, India, Health Interventions