OVERVIEW

The main objective of the course is to help future teachers understand the importance of health education as a primary educational need. It aims to convey the significance of prevention from the perspective of protecting the health of both the individual and the community. The course promotes the integration of health education into the educational activities of preschool and primary school.

AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

Acquisition of the basic concepts of health, health education, disease prevention (infectious diseases and chronic- degenerative diseases) and health promotion.
Understanding of the importance of prevention  as a primary educational need in order to protect the health of the individual and the community.
Promote the inclusion of health education in the educational activities of the infant and primary schools (as "transversal" teaching in school curricula).
Acquisition of the basic concepts of school hygiene, environmental hygiene and first aid tips. Be able to apply the acquired knowledge and must have sufficient skills to design and carry out an educational intervention of health promotion or disease prevention aimed at children in the infant school or primary school.

AIMS AND LEARNING OUTCOMES

At the end of the course, students must possess the main knowledge of health promotion and disease prevention. They must also demonstrate that they understand that prevention is essential to protecting the health of the individual and the community.

Students must be able to apply the knowledge acquired and must have sufficient skills to design and carry out an educational intervention of health promotion or disease prevention aimed at children in the infant school and primary school.

PREREQUISITES

No

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lessons and group activities to develop the subjects dealt with during the class lessons.

Planning examples of educational programs of health promotion or disease prevention for application in the early childhood services.

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

Health definition and health factors. Health promotion. Health education as "transverse" teaching in school curricula. Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Epidemiology and prevention of the principal infectious diseases, with particular reference to those of childhood and adolescence. National Prevention Plan and National Immunization Plan. Notions of the epidemiology and prevention of chronic-degenerative diseases. Promotion of healthy lifestyles in childhood and adolescence in order to safeguard health in adulthood. Planning of programs for health promotion and disease prevention in the infant school and primary school (according to age). First aid.

The teaching contributes to reaching the following goals of Sustainable Development ONU 2030: goal 3, goal 4 and goal 16.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Study material will be provided by the teacher and published on aulaweb.

Recommended book for in- depth study:

Igiene, Medicina Preventiva, Sanità Pubblica – Ricciardi Walter, Stefania Boccia et al. Terza edizione Editore Idelson Gnocchi.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

LESSONS

LESSONS START

Lessons start: first week of March 2027.

Class schedule

HYGIENE AND HEALTH EDUCATION

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Mandatory written exam. The test consists of 30 multiple-choice questions with only one correct answer (1 point for each correct answer, 0 points for each incorrect or unanswered question) and 1 open-ended question. In the open-ended question, the level of knowledge achieved, the degree of in-depth understanding, and the ability to use appropriate terminology will be assessed. An oral exam may be taken at the student’s request in order to improve the grade obtained in the written exam.

Students with disabilities, Specific Learning Disorders (SLD/DSA), or Special Educational Needs (SEN/BES) are reminded that, in order to request exam accommodations, they must first submit their certification to the University Office for Inclusion Services for Students with Disabilities and with SLD/DSA.

Subsequently, in order to request exam accommodations, students with a disability or SLD/DSA must complete the form available on the following page: Services for students with disabilities or with SLD/DSA | UniGe | University of Genoa. Students with SEN/BES, instead, must send an email to the Professor, copying the School Contact Person for the inclusion of students with disabilities and SLD/DSA (laura.traverso@unige.it) and the “Student Inclusion Office”: inclusione.studenti@info.unige.it.

The email must specify:

the name of the course

the date of the exam session

the student’s surname, first name, and student ID number

the compensatory tools and dispensatory measures considered appropriate and requested.

For all students, requests for accommodations must be submitted well in advance of the exam date, that is, at least 7 working days beforehand. Late requests may not be accepted.

ASSESSMENT METHODS

Mandatory written exam. The written format ensures the impartiality of the assessment and makes it possible to test the achievement of the course aims across the entire program covered. This method is considered suitable for properly assessing the student’s achievement of the general and specific learning objectives.

An oral exam may be taken at the student’s request in order to improve the grade obtained in the written exam. In the oral exam, the level of knowledge, the quality of the presentation, and the ability to use terminology appropriate to the subject matter will be assessed.

FURTHER INFORMATION

The course page will be activated on AulaWeb. The materials presented during lectures will be regularly uploaded to this page. Additional materials for further study will also be uploaded to AulaWeb.

The Professor will publish all information relating to the course on the course page.