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Amyanne Wuthrich-Reggio, BS, CHES¹, Matthew H. Samore, MD¹, Stephen Alder, PhD², Bassam Haddadin, MPH¹, Scott Engelstad, BSN¹, Katherine Sebastian, BA¹, Amiee Maxwell, BS¹, and Wendi Morales, BS¹. (1) Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah, 30 North 1900 East Room AC230A, Salt Lake City, UT 84132, 801-585-7067, amyanne.wuthrich-reggio@hsc.utah.edu, (2) Department of Family and Preventative Medicine, University of Utah, 375 Chipeta Way, Salt Lake City, UT 84108

The rate of antibiotic resistance is increasing, bringing to bear a large public health concern. In order to combat this trend, the IMPART (Inter-mountain Project on Antimicrobial Resistance and Therapy) project, a CDC funded study conducted by the University of Utah, seeks to track the spread of resistant organisms across rural communities in Utah and Idaho, as well as decrease the inappropriate use of antibiotics in these communities. To accomplish this, a 3-year community-based intervention campaign has been implemented into each of the 14 rural study communities. These interventions include a school health intervention, targeted to second grade students and their parents, a study of patient knowledge, expectations, and behaviors regarding antibiotic use, based in a family-practice clinic, a community speakers bureau, which utilizes community gate-keepers to educate their own peers about proper antimicrobial use, and the “Germinator” card game, used to enhance the player’s understanding of proper antimicrobial use. To track the spread of antibiotic resistance, surveillance takes place in 4 study communities each spring to determine the rates of antibiotic resistant S. Pneumoniae in children aged 6 months to 5 years, 11 months. Each of these interventions has specific goals and objectives related to educating the public on appropriate use of antibiotics, as well as unique evaluation strategies designed specifically for the intervention. The IMPART community education campaign is in the third and final year of implementation and data is currently being analyzed to determine the campaign’s effectiveness. These data will be presented during the 2004 APHA conference.

Learning Objectives:

• At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to describe 4 intervention strategies to educate community members about appropriate use of antibiotics.
• At the conclusion of the session, the participant (learner) in this session will be able to evaluate the impact of a community based intervention campaign regarding antibiotic resistance.

Keywords: Antibiotic Resistance, Community-Based Health Promotion

Related Web page: www.impartproject.org

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.

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