Overview of e-Bug: an antibiotic and hygiene educational resource for schools

• DOI: 10.1093/jac/dkr119
• Publication Date: 2011-06-17T10:36:06Z
• Authors: C. A. M. McNulty; D. M. Lecky; D. Farrell; P. Kostkova; N. Adriaenssens; T. Koprivova Hero...; J. Holt; P. Touboul; K. Merakou; R. Koncan; A. Olczak-Pienkowska; A. Brito Avo; J. Campos; ; N. Barbouni; J. Benes; C. R. Caballero; G. Cornaglia; C. Davis; S. De Corte; E. de Quincey; P. Dellamonica; D. Gennimata; H. Goossens; P. Grzesiowski; G. Jawaheer; J. Kremastinou; L. Lazareck; M. Noer; M. Nowakowska; D. Weerasinghe; J. Weinberg; C. Fry; H. Goossens; I. Fisher
• Keywords: Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Adolescent; school; schools; Microbiology; antibiotics; resistance; 03 medical and health sciences; 0302 clinical medicine; SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being; antibiotic resistance"; Humans; Child; educazione; Health Education; education; Internet; Schools; 4. Education; Drug Resistance, Microbial; Hygiene; Anti-Bacterial Agents; 3. Good health; Europe; websites; school; educazione; antibiotic resistance"; Communicable Disease Control; Human medicine; europe; Computer-Assisted Instruction

Antibiotic resistance is an increasing community problem and related to antibiotic use. If use could be reduced, the tide of stemmed. e-Bug a European project involving 18 countries, partly funded by The Directorate-General for Health Consumers (DG SANCO) Commission. It aims develop disseminate across Europe junior senior school teaching pack web site (hosting lesson plans complementary games) that teach young people about prudent use, microbes, transmission infection, hygiene vaccines. aim increase people's understanding, through enjoyable activities, why it so important antibiotics correctly in order control resistance, have good hand respiratory help reduce spread infection. Within sexual infections has also been included, as peak age chlamydial infection 16–24 year olds. Teachers, consortium countries were closely involved with agreeing learning outcomes developing resource activities. Young helped create characters microbe artwork. resources translated, adapted disseminated schools 10 Europe, endorsed relevant government departments health education. accessed from >200 countries. will translated into all Union languages, used promote Awareness Day better during influenza pandemic 2009.