essential theoretical knowledge:
• the definition of health, of primary and secondary prevention;
• the prevention of infectious and chronic diseases;
• the epidemiological studies and the assessment of the population's needs;
• aspects of health law.
Materials provided by the teachers.
Comodo N, Maciocco G. Igiene e sanità pubblica. Manuale per le professioni sanitarie. Carocci Ed.
Learning Objectives
Knowledge and understanding:
at the end of the course, the student must have acquired the basic theoretical knowledge about the concept of health and how to protect health, of the forms and levels of prevention, of the meanings of health indicators, the general health status of the
Nation, and to manage notions of epidemiological methodology to read and interpret scientific papers; they have to know the preventive fundamentals of prevention of infectious and non-infectious diseases, general notions of management and health planning.
Applying knowledge and understanding:
The student at the end of the course must be able to adapt behaviors and interventions to avoid or reduce risk situations and hazard and assess the adequacy of behavior according to the results emerging from the indicators.
Prerequisites
Nothing
Teaching Methods
classroom lessons
Further information
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Type of Assessment
Ongoing written tests with credits.
Written or oral final exam
Course program
GENERAL SECTION
health and disease and health protection
Health promotion
Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
Planning and Assessment Planning prevention inteventions
Epidemiology of infectious diseases
Risk factors and etiologic factors. Infection sources and carriers.
Transmission of infectious diseases: reservoirs, sources, ways of removal, penetration and mode of infection.
General measures for fighting against infectious diseases - Vaccine prophylaxis, immunoglobulin-prevention, chemoprophylaxis.
EPIDEMIOLOGY
Definition of Epidemiology and its evolution- Elements of investigation.
Logical cycle of analytical, epidemiological investigation - Criteria of causality assessment
Target population and sample selection - Key study design.
Risk factors, confounder factors and modifiers of effect.
Occupational Epidemiology - Environmental Epidemiology
ELEMENTS OF HEALTH LEGISLATION
The right to health protection care in the Italian Constitution and in National and European Community law.
The historical evolution of the national health system.
The system of competences and health administration: regions, state, local governments.
The establishment of the Ministry of Health, The Ministry of Health.
The Permanent Conference for relations between State, Regions and Autonomous Provinces
The Superior Health Council. The Superior Institute of Health (ISS).
The Superior Institute for Prevention and Safety at Work (ISPESL)
The National Health Service