Ateneo - UPO

- Health concepts and factors - Health education - principles of health education; - approaches to health education; - organizations and professionals involved in health education; - analysis of health education needs and priorities; - health education planning - handwashing; - medical devices; - treatment of medical devices; - sanitization of environments;

Hygiene, Health Education and Public Health Vincenzo Romani Spica - Giorgio Brandi Antonio Delfino Editore medicine-science

- define the concepts of health and health education; - identify the key stages in designing educational interventions; - identify the strategies and techniques to be adopted in individual and community health education; - select and use relevant and effective written communication techniques; - describe the uses, advantages/disadvantages of materials that healthcare professionals can use and produce for a health education intervention; - plan and implement an informational intervention on health topics.

The student must have general knowledge of health and preventive medicine.

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Students with disabilities, Specific Learning Disabilities (SLD), or Special Educational Needs (SEN) can request specific services and tools for them by contacting the Career Development and Coordination and Student Services Staff and consulting the dedicated page on the University website: https://uniupo.it/it/servizi/servizi-studenti-disabili-e-dsa Students with disabilities, SLD, or SEN, after contacting the University Staff, can contact the professor in charge of the course regarding the specific exam methods and teaching aspects.

The exam consists of a written test with 15 multiple-choice questions on the program topics. Students must demonstrate their understanding of the basic health education concepts learned during lectures and practical exercises, enabling them to develop health education projects in the dental hygiene sector.

_ Health Concepts: How the definition of health has changed and what results it has produced in society, and how to measure it - Health education: key principles, guidelines, applications, and best practices - Hand hygiene: why it should be practiced, scientific evidence, and practical procedures - Treatment of medical devices - Oral hygiene as a health education tool

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to identify the main characteristics and concepts of health education. They will be able to analyze health education interventions and apply them in their current work settings.