73961 - General and Applied Hygiene

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course the student will be able to assess the risk of food-borne diseases and will know the specific prevention and control methods; the student will be able to evaluate the hygienic quality of drinking waters and data from the National Nutritional Surveillance Systems.

Course contents

General Hygiene: Health, population health and its determinants, prevention goals and methods.  

General epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases:  Reservoirs and sources of infection.  Direct and indirect transmission of infectious diseases. Notification of infectious diseases, quarantine measures. Disinfection and sterilisation methods. Vaccine prophylaxis and seroprophylaxis. 

Food Hygiene: food safety, foodborne deseases, methods of prevention and food control. HACCP autocontrol system.

Cl. botulinum, St. aureus and Cl.perfringens infections.

Water Hygiene: drinking water quality criteria

National Nutritional Surveillance Systems: OKkio alla salute, HBSC, PASSI

 

 

Readings/Bibliography

Teaching materials will be uploaded on Virtuale UNIBO platform

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures, video, analysis of research data, cooperative learning, questioning (Wooclap).

Lectures are given in Italian Language.

Assessment methods

 

The General and Applied Hygiene module is part of the integrated MICROBIOLOGIA PATOLOGIA GENERALE E IGIENE course.

The final grade is the weighted average (with respect to the credits in each module) of the partial grades assigned in the individual disciplines of the course.

The criteria for assessing the Hygiene examination will be:

- clarity in the presentation of the contents;

- ability to link the main issues;

- critical analysis of the repercussions of the topics studied for the dietitian profession.

The oral exam aims to verify the achievement of the following learning outcomes:

- know the health problems and prevention needs of the population;

- know the main risks and control systems for food safety

- know the epidemiology and prevention of foodborne diseases;

- evaluate the hygienic quality of drinking waters;

- understand data from National Nutritional Surveillance Systems

 

The final vote will be expressed in thirtieths (30/30).

Grades will be assigned according to the following criteria:

Knowledge of a very limited number of topics; analytical ability that emerges only with the help of the teacher; exposition of concepts and language acceptable as a whole → 18-19;

Knowledge of a limited number of topics; ability to analyse independently only on purely executive issues; exposition and language generally correct → 20-24;

Knowledge of a large number of topics, but with some inaccuracies; ability to analyze and link independently. Exposure of concepts in the right succession and with appropriate language → 25-29;

Full preparation, consolidated and without inaccuracies on the topics covered in the course. Ability to promptly frame the topic. Ability to analyze and connect independently different topics. Concepts in the right succession and full command of the specific language with some original elaboration by the student → 30-30L.

To support the exam registration is required through Bulletin Board (Almaesami), in compliance with mandatory deadlines. Those who failed to register for technical issues by the due date, shall communicate promptly (and in any case before the formal closure of the registration lists) the problem to the academic office. The teacher's right to admit or not the student to the examination.

Students with DSA or disabilities: it is recommended that they contact the responsible University office(https://site.unibo.it/studenti-con-disabilita-e-dsa/en/for-students) as soon as possible. The request for adaptation must be submitted in advance (15 days before the exam date) to the lecturer, who will assess the appropriateness of the adjustments, considering the teaching objectives.

ERASMUS student: the learning assessment method is agreed with the lecturer

 

Teaching tools

Videoprojector, PC.

Office hours

See the website of Rossella Sacchetti