Do Right, Be Bright: A protocol on the development of an inter-professional health intervention model for pre-school children through a community-based service-learning initiative

Bilal, S., Misra, S., Hussain, S., Shin Tan, S. and Ekta Priya, * (2023) Do Right, Be Bright: A protocol on the development of an inter-professional health intervention model for pre-school children through a community-based service-learning initiative. Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 16, pp. 1301-1310. (doi: 10.2147/JMDH.S405031) (PMID:37197578) (PMCID:PMC10183355)

Abstract

An inter-professional project with a collaborative endeavor between the programs of Dentistry, Nutrition and Medicine was carried out with the aim to emphasise oral health maintenance, making the right nutritional choices and effective hand washing among pre-school children. The purpose of this paper is to share a detailed description of the design, development process, implementation, and planned evaluation of an interprofessional school-based health promotion intervention model “Do Right, Be Bright”. This model is part of a quasi-experimental study, targeting pre-school children as the “Targets of Change” through the empowerment of school teachers as the “Agents of Change”. The program design was based on Bartholomew’s Intervention Mapping Approach, which proposes a direction for developing a theory-based health promotion intervention and on the most extensively applied theories of health behavior, the Health Belief Model. Therefore, based on a thorough literature review and needs assessment, three key areas of needs were identified for the targeted preschool children: oral hygiene, hand hygiene and nutrition. The efficacy of this model will be pilot tested in a preschool in Kuala Lumpur Malaysia.

• Item Type: Articles
• Additional Information: This study was supported by The Beaconhouse School, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Ekta Priya, *
• Authors: Bilal, S., Misra, S., Hussain, S., Shin Tan, S., and Ekta Priya, *
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences
• Journal Name: Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare
• Publisher: Dove Press
• ISSN: 1178-2390
• ISSN (Online): 1178-2390
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2023 The Authors
• First Published: First published in Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare 16:1301—1310
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced under a Creative Commons License