Program Overview

HEALTH EDUCATION PROGRAM

Overview

The Health Education program is designed to enable future health care assistants to understand the importance of prevention in protecting individual and community health. The program aims to make students realize that health education is a primary educational need and that maintaining a satisfactory quality of life depends on personal health and lifestyle habits.

Learning Outcomes

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

Prerequisites

There are no prerequisites for this program.

Teaching Methods

The program uses frontal lessons and group activities to develop the subjects dealt with during class lessons.

Syllabus/Content

The program covers the following topics:

• Health definition, risk factors, and health factors
• Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion
• Strategy for health promotion
• Health promotion and National Health System (NHS) and Regional Health System (RHS)
• Promotion of healthy lifestyles in different population groups
• Health promotion actions in the school context

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

Recommended Reading/Bibliography

Study material will be provided by the teacher and published on the university's online platform.

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

The program is taught by Donatella Panatto.

LESSONS

Lessons Start

The lessons will take place in the first semester, starting from the third week of October 2023.

Class Schedule

The timetable for this course is available on the university's online platform.

EXAMS

Exam Description

The exam consists of a written examination with 30 "closed-answer" questions and one "open" question. The open question evaluates the student's level of detailed knowledge and use of appropriate language. Oral examination is available on request to improve the score obtained in the written examination.

Assessment Methods

The written format is used to ensure that the knowledge acquired during the entire course is assessed in an objective manner. The oral examination assesses the student's level of knowledge, quality of exposition, and ability to use appropriate vocabulary.

Further Information

A page dedicated to the teaching program will be activated on the university's online platform, where study materials and other information will be regularly uploaded.