Antibiotic Guardian Youth Badge

DISCLAIMER: This pack was originally developed for use in community groups and so not all activities will be appropriate due to COVID-19 distancing guidelines.
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Use the Antibiotic Guardian Youth badge with your group and support better health and hygiene behaviours!

Download the free pack below below.

The problem:

Antibiotics are special medicines that treat bacterial infections. However, bacteria are becoming resistant to our antibiotics making it harder than ever to treat infections. This is called antibiotic resistance.

Antibiotics becoming less effective is one of the biggest threats facing us today because it can lead to more deaths and complications for people receiving medical treatment. However, we can act now to help protect these precious medicines, by making small changes to our behaviour to prevent infection and take better care of antibiotics.

Why should you run this programme?

Today’s youth are our future antibiotic prescribers and users; teaching young people is a key factor in reducing rates of infection and helping develop lifelong behaviours that will help ensure the safety of our antibiotics in the future.

Activity Pack

Click to download the full activity pack below. Word or PDF and Accessible versions available.

Expand for supplementary resources on each topic:

Microbes

Microbe colouring in sheets

Microbe example sheets

Microbe mayhem cards

Spread Of Infection

Disease list

Six steps of Handwashing

Antibiotics

Antibiotic scenarios – leader discussion points

Antibiotic scenarios

Antibiotic storyboard

Antibiotic storyboard discussion points

Word mix up

Antibiotic myth sheet

Antibiotic Amazing Amoxicillin Comic

Antibiotic Guardian Pledge

Make the pledge: Print the Antibiotic Guardian template pledge below or direct your group to make one online.

Get The Badge

We have FREE limited edition embroidered badges for order (30 max per group). You will just need to pay for postage and packaging fees.

Please complete the short survey after running your activities to order your badges.

Do you have a professional or educational background in health and science?

Yes

Please specify details:

What region are you based in?

Please Specifiy:

What type of group did you run the session with (e.g school based, uniform groups such as scouts, guides, cadets)?:

What was the age range of the group?

3 - 6 Years

7 - 11 Years

12 - 15 Years

16 - 18 Years

18+ Years

How many did you deliver the programme to?

What activities did you complete (pick as many as applicable)

Microbe Activities	Spread Of Infection Activities	Antibiotic Activities
Marvellous microbes	Giant Sneeze	Antibiotic Awareness experiment
How big is a microbe?	Super slimy snot	Resistant balloon demonstration
Magazine microbes	Illness spreading game	Antibiotic myths
Microbe mayhem (top trumps)	Horrid hands	Infected game
	Soap and pepper experiment	Stuck in the mud-chain tag
	Food microbes	Antibiotic resistant tag
		Antibiotic comics and scenario

Did you complete the resource development section of the badge, and what did members develop?

Yes – Posters

Yes - Song

Yes - Video/s

Yes - Other

Please give your reason for your answer:

Did you complete the Antibiotic Guardian pledge?

Yes - Online

Yes - Paper version during session

If yes please indicate which pledges were chosen and, if able indicate the number of children who made each pledge

I didn’t monitor what pledges children took

Singing happy birthday twice whilst washing my hands with soap and water

Using a tissue when I sneeze and throwing it in the bin

Going to the pharmacy for advice instead of the doctor if I have a cold, cough or sore throat

Telling my friends and family about antibiotics and why it’s important to protect them

Asking my friends and family to pledge to be an antibiotic guardian at Antibiotic Guardian

Other

How would you rate the programme overall?

Poor

Average

Good

Excellent

Please give your reason for your answer:

Have you, or would you recommend the programme to other youth group leaders?

Yes

Please give your reason for your answer:

What if anything would you change about the programme, activity pack or activities?

Please provide full details:

Survey responses help us evaluate and improve our resources

Please confirm that you have completed this programme by uploading a photo of your group’s poster or activity:

Do you give us permission to use this photo?

Yes ‐ I give permission for this to be added to the Antibiotic Guardian gallery

Yes ‐ I give permission for this to be used on social media

No ‐ I only give permission for this to be used for authentication purposes

May we contact you further? (tick as many as apply)

Yes ‐ to receive updates on the Antibiotic Guardian youth badge

Yes ‐ to receive an email in one month’s time to follow up on progress since completing the Antibiotic Guardian youth programme. We are offering a £10 high-street voucher for the first 10 participants to provide further feedback.

No further contact please

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This data will only be used to follow up if you ticked either option in the question above. The data provided will not be used for any other purpose and will not be shared with third parties.

Information for leaders

Powerpoints to help you deliver the activities

Marvellous Microbes

Spread of Infection

‘Marvellous microbes’ and ‘Spread of Infection’ powerpoints and the videos below are courtesy of Clare Liptrott, Cub leader and lecturer at Salford University, Manchester.

Videos of the activities in action:

Want to learn more about antibiotic resistance?

Visit it the links below to find the latest information on antibiotic resistance.

Antibiotic Guardian

Antibiotic Guardian leaflet

Keep Antibiotics Working

WHO – Antibiotic Resistance

Join us on social media!

We love seeing what your group has been getting up to, sharing your involvement and achievement of our Antibiotic Guardian badge is something small you can do to spread the message and get even more groups involved in pledging to save our antibiotics!

Share photos, videos, posters and more to our social media channels. If you’re on twitter include the hashtag
#AntibioticBadge #AntibioticGuardian #eBug

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