Matt Boucher's science teaching leadership experience has helped the government create a new national student poster competition about fighting germs. The competition, a joint initiative between the Ministry of Health, ACC and the Health Quality and Safety Commission, encourages Year 5 to Year 8 students to create a poster highlighting either antibiotic resistance or hand washing.
The competition closes on Friday 28 September 2018.
The winning posters will be used to promote Patient Safety Week from 4–10 November and World Antibiotic Awareness Week from 12–18 November 2018.
For further information and to enter: www.curiousminds.nz/news/teacher-helps-inspire-germ-fighting-posters/
Related content
Antimicrobial resistance explained explores this major health issue and a few novel solutions and the articles Global report on antimicrobial resistance and Is the post-antibiotic era now here? provide additional information on these topics.
This fighting infection article is a good introduction to some of our many resources on the site and the activity Spreading diseases will help students understand how a virus spreads through a group.
Useful links
Royal Society Te Apārangi has produced a series of articles and videos about antimicrobial resistance, including the te reo resource He uaua ake te rongoā i ngā whakapokenga ātete rongoā.
A study has found that a virus can spread around a whole building within 2 hours of coming into contact with just 1 surface.
