e-Bug: Health Educator Training – Online Course – FutureLearn

Improve your ability to teach children and young people how to prevent the spread of infection and to use antibiotics responsibly Learn how to use the e-Bug teaching resource e-Bug is operated by Public Health England PHE as a free educational resource for teaching young people aged 4-18 about the spread prevention and treatment of infections and antibiotic use This course was developed by PHE and the British Society for Antimicrobial Chemotherapy BSAC for teacherseducators and others who work with children or young people Use this course to learn more about important health topics and increase your knowledge skills and confidence in using e-Bug resources which tie into efforts to reduce the spread of infections and antibiotic resistance in the UK This course focuses on a variety of health topics spread over a three-week period Week 1 Introduction to microbes hand hygiene and respiratory hygiene Week 2 Food hygiene and oral hygiene Week 3 Antimicrobial resistance Each week features a different set of learning outcomes that align to the topics covered Explain to children and young people that microbes live everywhere come in different shapes and sizes and there are useful and harmful microbes Demonstrate to children and young people how infection can spread through our hands coughs and sneezes and why it is important to use soap and the six steps of hand-washing Demonstrate and explain to children and young people how microbes can spread through food or unclean kitchen surfaces Explore the influence that sugary food and drinks have on oral health with children and young people and demonstrate the benefits of effective tooth-brushing Explain the importance of antibiotics to children and young people demonstrate what antibiotic resistance is and how we can prevent it