The Evidence Supporting Behavior Change
Overview
The theory of planned behavior shows us how we can help change someone’s behavior.
For this assignment, gather the best evidence you can find to help convince more women to pay close attention to signs of breast cancer and to get appropriate screenings.
Preparation
Use the Capella library to locate seven examples of evidence-based interventions proven to be successful in increasing rates of breast cancer screening.
You are encouraged to use the guiding questions document linked in
Resources
to help you complete this assignment successfully.
Instructions
Describe your selected evidence-based interventions. Make sure to adhere to the following requirements:
Choose one concept from “Evidence, Ethics and Values: A Framework for Health Promotion” (linked in Resources).
Note: Although the article concerns a different topic, pay attention to how the concepts of coercion and stigmatization can apply to breast cancer screening.
Use the concept to discuss the reasons why you think the intervention you chose is the best.
Submission Requirements
- Page count: Your assignment must be a minimum of three double-spaced pages in length (not including cover or reference pages).
- Font: Times New Roman 12 point.
- APA formatting: Resources and citations are formatted according to current APA style and formatting.
- Number of references: Cite at least one peer-reviewed resource.
Note: To fully understand how this assignment will be graded, be sure to read the scoring guide carefully.
Submit your document as an attachment to this assignment.
Note: Your instructor may also use the Writing Feedback Tool to provide feedback on your writing. In the tool, click the linked resources for helpful writing information.
Resources
- The Evidence Supporting Behavior Change Scoring Guide.
- Evidence, Ethics, and Values.
- Guiding Questions – The Evidence for Supporting Behavior Change.
- Capella University Library.
- How Do I Find Peer-Reviewed Articles?.
- Writing Feedback Tool.
The Evidence Supporting Behavior Change Scoring Guide
Due Date: End of Unit 6
Percentage of Course Grade: 20%.
CRITERIA |
NON-PERFORMANCE |
BASIC |
PROFICIENT |
DISTINGUISHED |
Describe an evidence-based intervention that serves the needs of low-income and racially diverse women. |
Does not describe an evidence-based intervention that serves the needs of low-income and racially diverse women. |
Describes an evidence-based intervention that marginally serves the needs of low-income and racially diverse women because the description is unclear or incomplete. |
Describes an evidence-based intervention that serves the needs of low-income and racially diverse women. |
Describes an evidence-based intervention that serves the needs of low-income and racially diverse women and identifies criteria that could be used to evaluate the evidence. |
Identify evidence-based interventions that have proven successful in increasing preventative health-care screenings. |
Does not identify evidence-based interventions that have proven to be successful in increasing preventative health-care screenings. |
Identifies examples of evidence based research that support public health theories and models, but the examples are inappropriate or insufficient. |
Identifies multiple examples of evidence based research that support public health theories and models. |
Identifies multiple examples of evidence based research that support public health theories and models, and proposes criteria, based in the literature, for evaluating the evidence. |
Support the selection of the best intervention for a public health issue with relevant public health theory or theories. |
Does not support the selection of the best intervention for a public health issue with relevant public health theory or theories. |
Provides a rationale that supports a selection of the best intervention for a specific public health issue, but the rationale is unclear or inconclusive. |
Provides a rationale that supports a selection of the best intervention for a specific public health issue. |
Provides a rationale that supports a selection of the best intervention for a specific public health issue and identifies areas of uncertainty or knowledge gaps. |
Create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors. |
Does not create a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors. |
Creates a document that is not clearly written or contains frequent grammatical errors. |
Creates a document that is clearly written and generally free of grammatical errors. |
Creates a document that is well organized, clearly written, and completely free of grammatical errors. |
Apply the conventions of the APA style guide in written communications. |
Does not apply the conventions of the APA style guide in written communications. |
Applies the conventions of the APA style guide in written communications, but the application is inconsistent, with frequent errors in form and style. |
Applies the conventions of the APA style guide in written communications. |
Applies the conventions of the APA style guide in written communications, free from all errors. |