HYGIENE AND HEALTH EDUCATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: MARIA ANNA CONIGLIOExpected Learning Outcomes
At the end of the course students should be able to:
• Identify and analyse factors related to children’s health.
• Know the main principles of prevention of the diseases in children.
• Know the main issues related to Health Education.
Course Structure
Traditional teaching.
Required Prerequisites
Main principles of prevention of the diseases in children, microbiology and health communication.
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance to the lessons is not compulsory but highly recommended.
Detailed Course Content
The course covers basic information related to health education for children. It also covers information on the more frequent infectious and non infectious diseases (related to lifestyles) in children.
Textbook Information
Barbuti S., Fara G.M., Giammanco G., Carducci A., Coniglio M.A., D’Alessandro D., Montagna M.T., Tanzi M.L., Zotti C.M. Igiene. III ediz., Monduzzi, Bologna, 2011.
Barbuti S., Fara G.M.,
Giammanco G., et al. Igiene, medicina preventiva, sanità pubblica. Edises,
Napoli, 2022.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Health promotion and diseases prevention | |
| 2 | Health education | |
| 3 | General epidemiology of infectious diseases | |
| 4 | Infectious diseases in early childhoood | |
| 5 | General epidemiology of non infectious diseases | |
| 6 | Prevention of non infectious diseases |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Oral exam.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
Prevention of infectious and non infectious diseases - Most frequently disease in early childhood - Health Education and Health Promotion