4 September 2009

EDUCATION/SCHOOLS

Food route: a journey through food (10th August 2009)
'Food route: a journey through food' is a range of colourful age-appropriate resources designed and developed to enable young people to gain food-related skills and knowledge.

Informed by young people themselves, and their teachers, the resources bring the Food Standard Agency's food competences to life.
Resources

New online learning tool launched to help kids protect themselves from infections (3rd September 2009)
School children across England and Europe can now learn about protecting themselves from swine flu and other infections, following today's launch of an education programme and interactive website by the Health Protection Agency (HPA).

e-Bug is made up of educational activities for primary and secondary school-age children, complemented by online games, on microbes, hygiene, antibiotic use and vaccines. The programme features age-appropriate animated characters and cartoon microbes; and lesson plans and materials for teachers. Topics include hygiene measures to stop the spread of swine flu and other respiratory infections.
Press Release
Website

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