Kevin Bowser’s Capstone: “A Campaign 4 Hygienic Practices”

Since the conclusion of my junior year I sought to create a project that reflected my enthusiasm as well as my identity, which led to the development of a rather hygienic capstone! Over the last 9 months I have strived to improve hygienic awareness and application within my community, Science Leadership Academy (SLA). However, before I could enlighten my peers on how to improve their health I first had to pinpoint specific areas of hygiene that needed to be reviewed and emphasized which led to my health surveys. Around the month of January, I began reaching out to some of the health coordinators at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) to get advice on how to refine my overall message. In the end, I sent out a 5 question survey to SLA which featured questions ranging from time spent washing hands to whether antibacterial soap was superior to hand sanitizer. After reviewing the results of the poll, I saw that questions relating to hand hygiene were not as accurate as others. So I decided to focus my future health seminars on studies related to hand health. Towards the spring, I began the presentation phase of my project. This included multiple educational seminars about issues within SLA pertaining to health emphasis, a severe lack of resources, and how to make the best out of environments with poor health codes. In addition, I presented the findings of my initial health survey and emphasized the significance of an individual’s health to other people. I decided to present to the underclassmen, primarily the freshman, in the hopes that they would be able to take up my vision of a cleaner and more hygienic SLA as they continue their academic careers! Below are links to pictures taken from my hygienic presentation, my seminars, and a link to my bibliography. Photos & Bibliography: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JG9LclOsLkalQ9J7-lCsobusvxiCfP4IxkyfIYBKnPU/edit Hygienic Presentation: https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1USZfLgWzTV3YvF_11oJ32xq1kEpwYJg8OyBE0oPta3g/edit#slide=id.p