SCIENZE MEDICHE, CHIRURGICHE E TECNOLOGIE AVANZATE G.F. INGRASSIABiomedical Laboratory techniquesAcademic Year 2022/2023
9794139 - SCIENZE DELLA PREVENZIONE DEI SERVIZI SANITARI
Module IGIENE GENERALE E APPLICATA
Teacher: Margherita FERRANTE
Expected Learning Outcomes
The course allows you to acquire the essential knowledge relating to the protection of health in living environments (outdoor and indoor environment), in particular: the relationships between exposure to environmental contaminants and the onset of the main infectious and chronic-degenerative diseases; main strategies implemented to prevent negative effects on human health caused by environmental factors; understand the principles and issues relating to food hygiene and nutrition.
Course Structure
Frontal teaching in the classroom with the help of electronic material made available by the teacher.
If the teaching is given in a mixed or remote mode, the necessary changes with respect to what was previously stated may be introduced, in order to comply with the program envisaged and reported in the syllabus.
Required Prerequisites
Basic knowledge of chemistry, biology, microbiology, physics, informatic.
Attendance of Lessons
Mandatory
Detailed Course Content
Definition of Hygiene. Demography. Epidemiology. Prevention. Epidemiology and Prevention of Infectious Diseases with particular regard to the most common diseases. Epidemiology and prevention of chronic-degenerative diseases, prevention of cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, COPD, cancer. Epidemiology applied to the environment. Environmental prevention: study and remediation of the environment with reference to relations with health.
Textbook Information
1) Maria Triassi, Igiene Medicina Preventiva e del Territorio, III edizione, Sorbona, Idelson Gnocchi, Napoli 2019.
2) Buffoli M, Capolongo S., Odone A, Signorelli C. Salute e Ambiente, EDISES, Napoli 2016.
Course Planning
| Subjects | Text References | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Definition of Hygiene. Demography. Epidemiology. Prevention. Epidemiology and Prevention of Infectious Diseases. Epidemiology and Prevention of Chronic Degenerative Diseases. Epidemiology applied to the environment. | Testo 1 Capitolo1; Testo 2 Capitolo 3 |
| 2 | Epidemiology and Prevention of Infectious Diseases. | Testo 1 Capitolo 5.e Capitolo 5.10. |
| 3 | Prevention of the most common infectious diseases. | Testo 1 Capitolo2 |
| 4 | Epidemiology and Prevention of Chronic Degenerative Diseases. | Testo 1 Capitolo 6 |
| 5 | Prevention of cardiovascular diseases. | Testo 1 capitolo 6.10 |
| 6 | Diabetes prevention. | Testo 1 capitolo 7. |
| 7 | COPD prevention. | Testo 1 capitolo 8. |
| 8 | Cancer prevention. | Testo 1 capitolo 9. |
| 9 | Epidemiology applied to the environment. Environmental prevention: study and remediation of the environment with reference to relations with health. | Testo 2 Capitolo1 e Capitolo 3. |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Oral exam on the program topics covered during the lectures.
Verification of learning can also be carried out electronically, should the conditions require it.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
- Main indicators of air quality.
- Solid waste disposal and human health.
- The HACCP system.
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