Promoting hygiene in schools: e-Bug update on UK & Europe Operated by Public Health England Promoting hygiene in schools: e-Bug update on UK & Europe Charlotte Eley and Dr. Donna Lecky Public Health England 2nd October 2015 www.e-Bug.eu

Operated by Public Health England 1. e-Bug Background

What is e-Bug? Operated by Public Health England A health education resource for 4-18 years about microbes, antibiotic resistance, and the spread, treatment and prevention of infection. Established in 2006 by the Health Protection Agency; 60% funded by DG Sanco; now operated by Public Health England. www.e-Bug.eu

How was e-Bug developed? Operated by Public Health England Belgium CR Denmark France GB Greece Italy Poland Portugal Spain Croatia Finland Hungary Ireland Latvia Lithuania Slovakia Slovenia e-Bug was developed to research, design & produce teaching resources & a website for junior and senior schools. 10 associate partners & 8 collaborating partners. Preliminary results showed that not enough is being done across Europe to educate children and young people about antibiotic use and resistance. Covering: Hand hygiene Respiratory hygiene Importance of vaccines Prudent antibiotic use Translate & disseminate across EU. www.e-Bug.eu

Aims of e-Bug Operated by Public Health England To reduce antibiotic resistance across Europe by educating children and young people on prudent antibiotic use. To compliment national antibiotic and hygiene educational campaigns. To exchange information and experience of good practice with European partner countries. To translate and implement the e-Bug resource across Europe in close collaboration with local Ministries of Health and Education. www.e-Bug.eu

e-Bug resources 4-7 yrs 7-11 yrs 11-15 yrs 15-18 yrs Online Science Show 7-11 yrs Junior school lesson plan Student website 11-15 yrs Senior school lesson plan 15-18 yrs Young adult lesson plan Peer education resources Launched in 2011 Launched in 2009 Launched in 2014/15

e-Bug resources 7-11 years and 11-15 years 4-7 Years Micro-organisms Operated by Public Health England 7-11 years and 11-15 years Micro-organisms An Introduction Useful Microbes Harmful Microbes Spread of Infection Hand Hygiene Respiratory Hygiene Food Hygiene Farm Hygiene Sexual Transmission Chlamydia Prevention of Infection The Body’s Natural Defences Vaccinations Oral Hygiene Treatment of Infection Antibiotic Use and Medicine 4-7 Years Microbes Antibiotics 15-18 years www.e-Bug.eu

The e-Bug Website Student websites Teacher website www.e-Bug.eu Operated by Public Health England The e-Bug Website Student websites Teacher website www.e-Bug.eu

Operated by Public Health England 2. e-Bug Research www.e-Bug.eu

Weblogs 151,056 visits 151,239 visits* Operated by Public Health England Weblogs 151,056 visits 151,239 visits* Sept 11 - Aug 12 Sept 13 - Aug 14 Sept 14 - Aug 15 *Missing Nov/Dec data.

Operated by Public Health England Website Visits e-Bug website gets the most visits worldwide during term time particularly during flu season. During flu season, the Hand Hygiene and Respiratory Hygiene are most frequently downloaded. e-Bug website gets the least visits worldwide during the school holidays.

3. e-Bug Campaign Support Operated by Public Health England 3. e-Bug Campaign Support www.e-Bug.eu

Campaign Support e-Bug supports and promotes national and Operated by Public Health England e-Bug supports and promotes national and international health campaigns. The e-Bug team also supports international health campaigns by running activities and launching new resources. For example, this month e-Bug is collaborating with I’m a Scientist to host an antibiotics science engagement event for European Antibiotic Awareness Day. Students from Spain, France and the UK will chat with real scientists and be judges in an X Factor style competition to vote for their favourite scientist. And this past April, to mark European Immunisation Week, we launched a Vaccination Timeline that students can access to create their own personalised vaccine record. Students can explore the childhood vaccination schedule in their country, and create and download their own personalised vaccination timeline. www.e-Bug.eu

Operated by Public Health England 4. e-Bug New Resources www.e-Bug.eu

15-18 year old resources Operated by Public Health England

Oral hygiene junior lesson plan Operated by Public Health England

e-Bug training module for educators Operated by Public Health England e-Bug training module for educators The aims of the e-Bug training module are: To help educators incorporate e-Bug into their lessons. To show what e-Bug resources are available, how educators can access them and how to use them. The training module consists of PowerPoint presentations and website tours. We hope to launch a separate online training page with forums, quizzes and much more.

Operated by Public Health England 5. e-Bug Partners www.e-Bug.eu

e-Bug Partners e-Bug currently works with contacts in 27 countries. Operated by Public Health England e-Bug currently works with contacts in 27 countries. The e-Bug website is currently live in 22 languages. The e-Bug resources are currently being translated into all EU languages, Turkish and Arabic. e-Bug are working closely with the FCO to translate the resources into Mandarin and to obtain a Chinese e-Bug partner. e-Bug are also in discussions with contacts in India to see if translating the resources into Hindi is feasible.

e-Bug Partners Portugal Spain France Ireland UK Italy SK CZ Poland Operated by Public Health England Portugal Spain France Ireland UK Italy SK CZ Poland Finland SL LV LT Cyprus Norway Sweden Germany BE NL DK Hungary Romania Bulgaria Turkey CH AU HR BA SE MA AL Iceland Russia Ukraine Belarus ES Greece Partner country Partner required. Resources translated. MD Partner required. Resources not translated. *Saudi Arabia not shown

Operated by Public Health England 6. e-Bug Dissemination www.e-Bug.eu

Key Stage 2 and 3 packs sent to ALL English schools Operated by Public Health England Key Stage 2 and 3 packs sent to ALL English schools

Operated by Public Health England Exhibitions & Events

Papers & Publications Peer reviewed publications Weblogs Operated by Public Health England Papers & Publications Peer reviewed publications Weblogs Peer Education 15-18 year old findings Posters & Presentations ECCMID PHE Conference School Nurses International Conference Association Science Education

Twitter Newsletters YouTube Channel Operated by Public Health England Twitter @eBug_UK Newsletters YouTube Channel eBug Website

Cascading Information Operated by Public Health England Cascading Information

Spread e-Bug not infections! Operated by Public Health England Spread e-Bug not infections! Thank you for listening. Charlotte.Eley@phe.gov.uk / Donna.Lecky@phe.gov.uk www.e-Bug.eu