BASICS OF PREVENTION
| PUBLIC HEALTH (2 credits) | BASICS OF OCCUPATIONAL HYGIENE (2 credits) |
| PROPHYLAXIS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES (2 credits) |
Learning outcomes of the course unit
The course aims to provide students with the basic knowledge to understand the many factors that may interact with individual health; particularly for infectious and contagious diseases, students should acquire the ability to evaluate the conditions and situations associated to the risk of their spread. Students will acquire the ability to identify, as regards different transmission modes of infections and specifically for each pathology treated, "critical points" of spread, any categories of persons most exposed in relation to their working activity, the implications associated with the propagation of infectious pathogens and types of intervention to be applied preventively.
Besides the application form about occupational health, aims to educate students with the main effects induced by the interaction between the environment and health of exposed.
Course contents summary
A module of the course is addressed to the knowledge of the basic concepts of epidemiology and general prevention of infectious diseases and chronic degenerative diseases with special reference to current issues of public health and the study of the relationship between public health and environment considered in its main arrays.
A second module is dedicated to a detailed study of the most important infectious diseases associated with occupational activities, highlighting the fundamental epidemiological aspects and prevention strategies to control their spread. Finally the third form is aimed to study the fundamentals of health and safety in the workplace.
Recommended readings
C. Signorelli – Igiene Epidemiologia Sanità Pubblica secrets Società Editrice Universo
Barbuti -Fara –Giammanco- Carducci- Coniglio - AAVV IGIENE Ed.Monduzzi
Teaching methods
lectures
Assessment methods and criteria
oral exam
