HYGIENE AND HEALTH EDUCATION FOR EARLY CHILDHOOD

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.

 Attendance to the lessons is not compulsory but highly recommended.

1. Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Ch. 1, pp. 1-3 (Edises) – Ch. 4, pp. 43-51 (Monduzzi) – Ch. 3, pp. 37-44 (Edises) – Ch. 5, pp. 53-72 (Monduzzi) – Ch. 6, pp. 75-91 (Monduzzi) – Ch. 7, pp. 93-121 (Monduzzi) – Ch. 10, pp. 157-164 (Edises)

2. Health Education
Ch. 5, pp. 53-72 (Monduzzi)

3. General Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases
Ch. 6, pp. 75-91 (Monduzzi)

4. The Most Common Infectious Diseases in Early Childhood
Ch. 10, pp. 149-204 (Monduzzi)

5. General Epidemiology of Non-Infectious Diseases
Ch. 8, pp. 125-133 (Monduzzi) – Ch. 11, p. 241 (Monduzzi) and other material provided ad hoc

6. Principles of Prevention of Non-Infectious Diseases
Ch. 9, pp. 135-147 (Monduzzi)

7. Food Hygiene
Ch. 17, pp. 436-448 (Edises) – Ch. 12, pp. 261-280 (Monduzzi)

8. Nutrition Hygiene and Food Education
Ch. 13, pp. 283-304 (Monduzzi)

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.

 Prevention of infectious and non infectious diseases - Most frequently disease in early childhood - Health Education and Health Promotion