title: Pilot implementation of the e-Bug Project in Italy.
abstract: A pilot of the e-Bug programme has been performed in Italy. Three thousand copies of e-Bug packs have been printed and distributed to primary and first-level secondary schools in three north-eastern regions of the country (Veneto, Trentino Alto Adige and Friuli Venezia Giulia). Following the programme design in the pack, lessons based on the e-Bug resources were delivered for 1 week in a primary school in Verona. This practical approach has been adopted by other schools in these regions, in the cities of Trieste and Udine. Excellent feedback on the e-Bug packs has been received from both students and teachers. The National Italian Institute of Health has requested a further 800 primary and 800 secondary e-Bug packs for distribution to different regions.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Patologia e Diagnostica, Università degli Studi di Verona, Strada Le Grazie 8, 37134 Verona, Italy. raffaellak@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Raffaella
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Koncan
authors.forename: Giuliana
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lo Cascio
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Cornaglia
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000635:transmission*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D005178:Faculty; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D006920:Hygiene / Q000193:education*; D020407:Internet; D007558:Italy; D010865:Pilot Projects; D012574:Schools / Q000639:trends; D012586:Science; D013334:Students