Course aims:

Defining health education, identifying factors that may alter a healthy lifestyle
Planning health education actions and implementing health promotion programs
Evaluating the results of health education actions
Monitoring harmonious individual development and applying preventive measures
Providing qualified care by promoting a healthy lifestyle

Course Entry Requirements:

Anatomy, Physiology, Pathophysiology, Infectious Diseases

Course contents:

1. Health promotion and health education. Healthy lifestyle. – Lecture, 2h
2. Food consumption, basics of promoting healthy nutrition. Principles of healthy eating. Food safety elements. – Lecture, Video support, 2h
3. Nutrition in different states. Alternative forms of nutrition. – Lecture, Discussion, Video support, 2h
4. Risks of unhealthy eating. Role of education in nutrition. Methods for promoting healthier eating. – Lecture, Examples, Discussion, 2h
5. Consumption of potentially harmful substances. Smoking and its consequences. – Lecture, Applications, Discussion, 2h
6. Excessive alcohol consumption: risks, consequences, prevention. – Lecture, Applications, Discussion, 2h
7. Drug use, knowledge about narcotics, effects on the body, prophylaxis. – Lecture, Discussion, Examples, 2h
8. Hygiene of children and adolescents. Physical and neuropsychic development. Mental health. Adaptation of children and adolescents to the educational process. – Lecture, Discussion, 2h
9. Personal hygiene. Oral and dental hygiene. – Lecture, Examples, 2h
10. Reproductive and family health. Sexual behavior, prevention of sexually transmitted diseases. – Lecture, Applications, 2h
11. Destructive and violent behaviors, accidents. Methodology for assessing risky behaviors. – Lecture, Applications, 2h
12. Physical activity. Leisure time. Social environment. Interpersonal relationships. – Lecture, Discussion, Examples, 2h
13. Quality of life. Health education for chronic patients (cancer). – Lecture, Discussion, Examples, 2h
14. Health education programs. Basics of research in health promotion. Elements of bioethics. – Lecture, Discussion, Examples, 2h

Teaching methods:

Lecture, Examples, Conversation

Learning outcomes:

• Maintaining human health, promoting health, and preventing illness through a healthy lifestyle and correct living habits
• Understanding the course topics and evolution, knowledge of main health education practices, and the ability to evaluate health promotion

Learning outcomes verification and assessment criteria:

Exam and evaluation form

Recommended reading:

Tarcea M., Environmental Hygiene and Elements of Radioprotection, -, Târgu Mureş, 2006, -.
Vlaicu B. et al., Elements of Hygiene for Children and Adolescents, Solness, Timişoara, 2000, -.
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