Sun Protection for Florida's Children

Intervention is aimed at encouraging students to use a wide brim hat when participating in outdoor activities. To accomplish this goal our approach will be multifaceted and will include: 1. individual sessions with school principals to facilitate a school policy that encourages hat use when children are outdoors. 2. sessions with fourth grade teachers that explains the importance of sun protection and hat use, and that addresses potential concerns by teachers. 3. classroom sessions with fourth grade children that improves sun protection knowledge, fosters more positive attitudes about hat use. and that changes the subjective norm of wearing hats when at school. 4. follow-up sessions in which children are provided free hats with a customized design that represents their school. 5. sun protection educational materials that are mailed to the parents of targeted children.