The course has as main objectives: Acquiring knowledge of the causes, behavior and prevention of infectious and degenerative diseases and their health and social impacts. During the course the elements to understand the Italian health organization with particular emphasis to the Health Promotion and Education for the health of populations are given.
At the end of the course the student will have acquired the knowledge necessary for the prevention of degenerative and infectious diseases and health promotion.
At the end of the course the student will be able to:
Knowing the causes, symptoms, epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases (diphtheria, tetanus, whooping cough, diseases of S. pneumoniae, meningococcal disease, hepatitis, AIDS, influenza, a fecal-oral diseases Chain and carriers) and degenerative diseases (cardiovascular diseases and cancer) and be able to educate the public to know the value and practice of preventive measures (disinfection and vaccine prophylaxis).
Knowing how to design a project for health education.
Lectures
Pedagogical Atelier
Introduction and history of the Hygiene. The organization of health services. Principles and Strategies of Health Promotion. The health statistics and epidemiology as essential tools for health promotion. Epidemiological measures: description of the number of events, ratios, proportions, rates, indicators, data sources and their quality; the questionnaire. Epidemiological studies: descriptive studies, case-control studies, cohort studies, experimental studies, the association criteria and confounding, screening tests, the mortality studies. Prevention Concepts: Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Epidemiology and prophylaxis (report, isolation, quarantine, disinfectants, vaccine, chemoprophylaxis, passive immunoprophylaxis) of infectious diseases with particular regard to: AIDS; Viral hepatitis; Influence; respiratory virus diseases; Tuberculosis; Meningitis; Measles; Mumps; Rubella; Chickenpox; Pneumococcal and Haemophilus Influentiae infections; Polio; Diphtheria; Tetanus. Hygiene of the trips. Epidemiology and prevention of degenerative diseases, in particular cardiovascular diseases and cancers.
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. Optional text: Auxilia F, Pontello M. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica – Educazione sanitaria. PICCIN 2011.
Ricevimento: Appointment required by phone (010-3538527) or e-mail (gasparini@unige.it).
Ricevimento: Students will be received by appointment on Tuesday from 16.00 to 18.00. On specific request, students may also be received on other days.
ROBERTO GASPARINI (President)
ANNA MARIA DELL'EVA
GABRIELE ROCCA
DONATELLA PANATTO (President and Coordinator of Integrated Course)
written test
Written exam: - 30 multiple-choice quizzes with 4 responses of which an exact one. For each correct answer 1 point, for each wrong answer or missing 0 points;
- an open answer question: 0 to 3 points.
Evaluation of group activity through presentation in plenary: 0 to 3 points.
Possible oral examination.
