CODE 66629 ACADEMIC YEAR 2016/2017 CREDITS 3 cfu anno 2 EDUCAZIONE PROFESSIONALE (L/SNT2) - SCIENTIFIC DISCIPLINARY SECTOR MED/42 LANGUAGE Italiano TEACHING LOCATION SEMESTER 1° Semester MODULES Questo insegnamento è un modulo di: SCIENCE OF PUBLIC HEALTH OVERVIEW The course aims General and applied hygiene to train students on the topics of Hygiene, Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, particularly with respect to the Promotion and Education for Health. AIMS AND CONTENT LEARNING OUTCOMES At the end of the course the student should have acquired the knowledge necessary for the prevention of degenerative and infectious diseases and for health promotion. LEARNING OUTCOMES (FURTHER INFO) At the end of the course, the student will be able to: - Knowing the essentials of health care planning and organization, with particular reference to Italy; - Being able to do a project of health education; - To know the epidemiology of infectious diseases; - Knowing how to counseling on compulsory and recommended vaccinations in Italy; - To know the epidemiology of the main degenerative diseases; - Knowing how to educate for prevention of the most important causes of death in Italy, cardiovascular diseases and cancer; - Know how to make nutrition education; - Know basic principles of school hygiene. TEACHING METHODS - Frontal lessons; - Pedagogical Atelier; - Aulaweb. SYLLABUS/CONTENT Program Description: Definition of Health. Health Promotion. Health education. Epidemiology elements. Concepts of prevention. Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases. Epidemiology and prevention of chronic-degenerative diseases with particular reference to cardiovascular disease and cancer. Environmental hygiene. RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY Textbook: Signorelli C. Igiene, Epidemiologia e Sanità Pubblica, SEU 2011 - VI Edizione. A. Boccia, G. Ricciardi, Igiene generale della scuola e dello sport, Idelson-Gnocchi, Napoli, 2002. Integrative textbook: Auxilia F, Pontello M. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica – Educazione sanitaria. PICCIN 2011. TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD ROBERTO GASPARINI Ricevimento: Students may request a meeting by telephone (010-3538527) or e-mail (gasparini@unige.it). DONATELLA PANATTO Exam Board ROBERTO GASPARINI (President) LINDA ALFANO ANNA MARIA DELL'EVA GABRIELE ROCCA DONATELLA PANATTO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course) LESSONS LESSONS START Monday, 3rd October 2016 Class schedule The timetable for this course is available here: Portale EasyAcademy EXAMS EXAM DESCRIPTION The examination is written. ASSESSMENT METHODS The exam is written, there will be: an assessment of the group activity by a plenary presentation, an evaluation of a written study, and possibly an oral examination. Exam schedule Data appello Orario Luogo Degree type Note 12/06/2017 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 10/07/2017 09:30 GENOVA Scritto 18/09/2017 09:30 GENOVA Scritto