00498 - Hygiene

Learning outcomes

By the end of the course the student: has acquired basic knowledge of health determinants, prevention, health education; knows the fundamental means to prevent the main infectious and non-infectious diseases and to promote the childhood wellbeing in community pre-school services.

Course contents

Introduction to Hygiene– Definition of the concept of health, prevention, health education.

General aspects of infectious diseases: microorganisms, host-parasite relationships, organism's biological defences.

General epidemiology of infectious diseases: sources of infection, transmission modalities, favouring conditions.

Infectious disease prevention: vaccine prophylaxis, schedule for vaccines in newborns; seroprophylaxis, notification, isolation, disinfection, sterilization, disinfestation.

Epidemiology and prevention of most important childhood infectious diseases which can be transmitted through respiratory secretions (chickenpox), through oro-fecal way (acute gastroenteritis and salmonellosis). 

Epidemiology and prevention of parasitic diseases: pediculosis, oxyuriasis.

Prevention and control measures in nursery services: behaviour of educators, child hygiene, exclusion from and readmission to communities.

Nutrition hygiene: main nutrients, indications for correct nutrition. Nutrition in nursery service: breastfeeding and artificial, weaning, special diets.

Food hygiene: food safety, foodborne deseases, methods of conservation and food control.

Noninfectious diseases of particular relevance to children: childhood obesity.

Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS)

 

Readings/Bibliography

It is strongly suggested to attend lectures

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, 2011, Monduzzi Editore

On line:

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

• Comune di Bologna “La salute al nido. Informazioni riguardanti l’igiene, le malattie, l’alimentazione”. Anno educativo 2017/18. http://www.comune.bologna.it/media/files/salute_al_nido_gennaio_2018.pdf 

• SaPeRiDoc (Centro di documentazione sulla salute perinatale, riproduttiva e sessuale)- Salute nell’infanzia: Prevenzione della SIDS “Che cos’è la SIDS” e “Raccomandazioni per la prevenzione” http://www.saperidoc.it/flex/cm/pages/ServeBLOB.php/L/IT/IDPagina/715

• Quaderni del Ministero della Salute n.25 ottobre 2015: cap.1 "L'allattamento al seno"; cap.2 "L'alimentazione nei bambini" http://www.quadernidellasalute.it/portale/quaderni/dettaglioQuaderni.jsp?lingua=italiano&id=2556

• Quaderni del Ministero della Salute n.27 marzo 2017 "Vaccinazioni: stato dell'arte, falsi miti e prospettive"(cap.6, 8, 9 e 10) http://www.quadernidellasalute.it/portale/quaderni/dettaglioQuaderni.jsp?lingua=italiano&id=2586

 

Teaching methods

Frontal lectures, video, seminars.

Assessment methods

Foreign student learning will be assessed through an oral examination.

Criteria to assess oral 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 community pre-school services and for the training of educator professionalism.

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

The maximum possible score is 30, the minimum to pass is 18.

If rejected at the exam, it is possible to have a second chance.

To support the exam registration is required through Bulletin Board, 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.

Office hours

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