A Hand Washing Program

Paper Summary:

The paper discusses a plan to use planned behavior intervention in a program for hand washing in the school system. The paper explains that in the theory of planned behavior, several elements come together to promote a desired change in behavior. In the case of hand washing, developing a habit of hand washing is the desired planned behavior. The plan includes the developing of skills needed for students to be able to participate in the hand washing program, employing the Happy Birthday song for the timing of hand washing and using posters to convey the intended message.

Outline:
Introduction
Planned Behavior Theory
Practice
Reflection

From the Paper:

"Before one can begin to understand the steps taken to design and implement a program for hand washing among school children it is important to understand the basics of planned behavior theory and how it operates and applies itself to daily life."
"According to experts in the field of medicine and mental health, the "theory of planned behavior provides a framework for explaining, predicting, and influencing human behaviors based on modifiable factors of attitude, subjective norm, and perceived behavioral control(Gannt, 2001).""

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