title: The e-Bug project in France.
abstract: The high rates of antibiotic prescriptions and antimicrobial resistance in France motivated its participation in the European e-Bug school project concerning microbes, and infection transmission, prevention and treatment. The prospect of raising awareness among children, helping them to adopt suitable attitudes and behaviour towards infection transmission and treatment starting from childhood, generated enthusiastic support from relevant national educational and health institutions throughout the Project. France was actively involved in every stage: background research showed that the subject matter was best suited to the national science curricula of the fourth and fifth forms in junior schools, and the sixth and ninth forms in senior schools; a focus group study with junior and senior teachers elicited teachers' needs concerning teaching resources; and a qualitative and quantitative evaluation, after translation and pack review, enabled further adaptation of the packs. This evaluation showed an overall enthusiastic reception by teachers and their students in France, and reassured teachers on the ease of use of the Project's resources and students' progress. The e-Bug Project was launched through a national institutional implementation plan in September 2009 and orders for e-Bug tools increased rapidly. By the end of October, 57% of all senior science teachers and 16% of all junior school teachers had ordered the pack. France is one of the most frequent users of the e-Bug web site. The collaboration with both educational and health partners was particularly helpful to implementing the Project, and this was confirmed by the favourable reception and participation of teachers and students in the field.
authors.affiliation: Department of Public Health, Nice University Hospital, Archet 1 Hospital, Nice, France. touboul.p@chu-nice.fr
authors.forename: Pia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Touboul
authors.forename: Brigitte
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dunais
authors.forename: Jeanne-Marie
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Urcun
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Michard
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Loarer
authors.forename: Jean-Michel
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Azanowsky
authors.forename: Isabelle
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Vincent
authors.forename: Christine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Jestin
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Housseau
authors.forename: Anne
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: de Warren
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Dellamonica
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002648:Child; D003141:Communicable Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000635:transmission*; D003194:Computer-Assisted Instruction / Q000379:methods*; D003479:Curriculum; D024881:Drug Resistance, Bacterial; D005178:Faculty; D005602:France; D006266:Health Education / Q000379:methods*; D007722:Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; D006801:Humans; D020407:Internet; D012574:Schools; D012586:Science; D013334:Students
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents