00498 - Hygiene

Learning outcomes

The purpose of the course is to provide participants with good knowledge about the most important health problems in the school-age children and about the fundaments of prevention.

More specifically the course intends to enable educators to apply the concepts acquired to their professional practice, in order to safeguard child health in children's communities and to promote health education activities.

Course contents

School Health– Definition of the concept of health, prevention, health education, health promotion at school.

General epidemiology of infectious diseases: microorganisms, host-parasite relationships, organism's biological defences; sources of infection, transmission modalities, favouring conditions.

Infectious disease prevention: vaccine prophylaxis, compulsory and recommended vaccinations in the evolutive age; seroprophylaxis, notification, isolation, disinfection, sterilization.

Infectious disease prevention in schools.

Epidemiology and prevention of the most important infectious diseases (chickenpox, acute gastroenteritis, acquired immunodeficiency syndrome)

Epidemiology and prevention of parasitic diseases: head lice

Food and nutrition hygiene: health benefits of the Mediterranean diet, guidelines for healthy nutrition in school-age children, the nutritional and educational role of school canteens, food safety.

Nutrition education in schools: objectives, guidelines.

Lifestyles and health: physical activity, smoking habit, drinking habit.

Noninfectious diseases of particular relevance to school-age children: childhood obesity.

Readings/Bibliography

Testo di riferimento:

•Barbuti S, Fara GM, Giammanco G, Carducci A, Coniglio MA, D'Alessandro D, Montagna MT, Tanzi ML, Zotti CM.

“Igiene” Terza edizione, Monduzzi Editore

Bibliografia on line:

•Ministero dell'Istruzione, dell'Università e della Ricerca “Linee guida per l'educazione alimentare nella scuola italiana”: http://www.istruzione.it/allegati/2015/MIUR_Linee_Guida_per_l'Educazione_Alimentare_2015.pdf

•Azienda Usl di Bologna "La pediculosi del capo”: http://www.comune.bologna.it/media/files/pediculosi_a_scuola.pdf

ERASMUS STUDENTS are kindly requested to contact the teacher to clarify how to study the program for the preparation of the exam.It is strongly suggested to attend lectures.

 

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures, analysis of research data, questioning (Wooclap)

Lectures are given in Italian Language.

Assessment methods

Criteria to assess exam will be:

- clarity in the presentation of the contents;
- ability to link the main issues;
- critical analysis of the repercussions of the topics studied within school and for the training of teacher professionalism.

written examination consisting of 17 “closed-answer” questions with only one correct answer (one point for each correct answer) and of two “open” question. The open question will evaluate the student's level of detailed knowledge and use of appropriate language. The “open” question will be evaluated in a range between 0 (insufficient) and 7 (excellent).

oral examination students who fail the written examination or refuse the grade repeat the examination orally

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. The exam will take place in Italian. Bibliography is in italian language.

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

There is no examination jump.

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.

Teaching tools

Videoprojector, PC.

Further teaching materials will be uploaded on Virtuale UNIBO platform

Office hours

See the website of Rossella Sacchetti