to explain the problems leading them to project what situatfon needs to be changed, developed or maintained. The common belier among hea Ith professionals is thut situational an;ilysis is usually driven by a need to immedintc Jy ad(li-ess an aclm1l or ;i polenlial health problem or condition. Therefore, lhe goal nf 1111y hcallh intervention is mninl. y lo mitigate the effects of the heallh problem or health risks. ln this ccmtcxl, p(!(iplc lend to develop ;1 <:risis-oricnl1'!fi behavior, responding only lo situutions if lhcy pen:civc the health thrcnts. The health i-;ituation is considered solved if it nu lunger poses ri lhrc:H lo the population. The I lc;illh Promotion perspective goes hcyc>nd merely providing health services. The O1t;1wa Charter on Mcallh Promotion ( 1986) highli~hts the need to address the fundamental conditions and resources for health c11re-pe11ce, shelter, education, food, i11co111<;, a st11hlc eco-systern, sustain:ihlr: resources, social justice nntl equity. Following the PRECEDE framework, the. ~itualional analysis involn-s "consciously determining social, physic. ii, cultural and political f. 1ctors that affect behaviors" (WHO 2003). Enguging tl11. : people lo analyze human behavior. is a product of complex factors will. enable them lo he more pro-active in modifying behaviors and creating environments to prevent health prnbll)ms and protect them from hcallh risks. Stages in Conducting Situational Analysis Using the PRECEDE-PROCEED Model (Green and Kreuter J999; WHO 2003), t J1e situ:itional analysis \,~11 proceed as follows: se ~ SOtlal Diagnosis ~rmlne how tl:ie sit Uatibn affects the qua llty of 11fe of the population In Its socral s. Does the sltuatlori result in the breakdown otfemi!Y relationships? Ool!S it ea~ to economic catastrophe? Does lt,lead to shorter life spansi' Does It lead to ·v1otence and conflict? iehase 2Epldemlological Diagnosis · ~t,rmlne how-the situatfon. iffects1he health of the population In Ttlemtologloal,terms., 00@$ ~~ §ltuatfon leads to high rates of mortality and i,rbldltyi'-l!>oes 1he situation cau&e S diseases to 5pread it undesirable ar:id con Jrolled rates/ han a Bef,tavloral and Environmental Diagnosis. ~ aspepts of the pmb1-m can be solved by ~e. adopt ing ne,w behaviors or ler'natfve lifest Vles? What11$pkts can tie altered by changes In the environment eluding new pcllldes, pra1ra. ms and more responsive health c,re ~ms? 207 