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Training Objectives.

The Course aims to train experts with concrete skills to estimate the actual and potential effects of pollution, in different environmental matrices, on health and their distribution within the population, in the context of current environmental and health impact assessment procedures and environmental certification systems. These professionals, possessing knowledge also related to European environmental certification systems, will have to, from the principles and fundamentals acquired, translate the results of toxicological and epidemiological research into practical indications for the benefit of environmental policies in general and health policies in particular, in order to achieve careful and effective preventive protection of the health of the community. The Course represents an opportunity to acquire and/or consolidate transversal skills essential for working in the environmental and health sectors.

Admission requirements

Can enroll Graduates with bachelor's or master's degrees in the areas of Medicine, Biology, Natural Sciences, Chemistry, Engineering, Prevention Techniques in the Environment and Workplaces, but also graduates with professional experience in related fields the field of reference.

PROMOTERS & PARTNERS

The Course is sponsored by the Department of Experimental Medicine of the University of Genoa - DIMES, in collaboration with the Ticass Consortium - Innovative Technologies for Environmental Control and Sustainable Development.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

The expert in HIA and EIA, possessing knowledge related also to European environmental certification systems, will be able, from the principles and fundamentals acquired, to translate the results of toxicological and epidemiological research into practical guidance for the benefit of environmental policies in general and health policies in particular, in order to achieve careful and effective preventive protection of community health.

 

EDUCATIONAL ORGANIZATION

The Course is conducted in online streaming mode and consists of 250 hours of which:

  • 153 hours of face-to-face lectures
  • 36 hours of application case studies
  • 50 hours of project work
  • 11 hours for module tests and presentation of project work results

Attendance is spread over 6/8 weeks divided into two afternoon meetings starting at 2 p.m. (Wednesday and Thursday)

➡️Piattaforma teaching: training activities will be carried out on the platform of the Regional Pole EASS 

PROGRAM

▶️ Module I - General Overview

  • National and European legal framework
  • Environmental certification systems
  • Analysis of information sources in environmental and health matters, Principles of statistics.
  • Life Cycle Assessment

▶️Modulo II - Tools and Methods for Environmental Impact Assessment Strategic Environmental Assessment and Environmental Risk Assessment

  • SEA: regulatory framework, principles and procedural aspects, integration aspects with HIA
  • Practical exercise: application example of SEA on a plan
  • IA: regulatory framework, principles and procedural aspects, aspects of integration with HIA
  • Application examples
  • Participation and public phase for SEA and EIA - focus on communicating health and hygiene implications
  • Environmental risk assessment and management in planning and 
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  • Waste Planning. Strategic Environmental Assessment of the Regional Waste Plan and health impacts analyzed. Emergence of health aspects in consultation with the public. Examples of HIA integration in regional administrative EIA proceedings on waste management facilities. Waste management in COVID-19 era. FOCUS on aspects related to odorous emissions from waste
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  • Evaluation and management of environmental risks from toxic substances - REACH regulation
  • Assessment and management of environmental risks: remediation and asbestos
  • Environmental risk assessment and management: hydrogeological and seismic risk
  • Environmental risk assessment and management: major accident hazard facilities
  • Environmental risk assessment and management: electromagnetic fields and ionizing radiation

▶️ Module III - Tools and Methods for Health Impact Assessment HIA

  • Methodologies of integrated health analysis for health impact assessment arising from environmental risks
  • Methodologies and tools for environmental health risk assessment (predictive, technology, risk analysis)
  • Specific issues related to Health Impact Assessment
  • Methods of health impact assessment (HIA)

▶️ Module IV - Communication, mediation and conflict management, risk perception

  • The psychology of emotions
  • Assertive Communication
  • Mediation
  • Conflict management
  • Risk perception
  • The social frontier in the management of social phenomena

▶️ Module V - Application Cases

  • Case analysis with possible virtual visits
  • Environmental and health consulting
  • The activities of verification and control
  • Communication issues in the context of a specific environmental case

▶️ presentation of Project Work

ATTACHMENTS

Attachments

Borse di studio e Agevolazioni

Il corso visto dagli studenti

Ludovica Garzoni

Il desiderio di approfondire alcuni degli argomenti affrontati durante il mio percorso di studi mi ha portato a iscrivermi a questo master. Fin da subito ho apprezzato l’eterogeneità delle materie trattate. Gli insegnanti, seppur provenienti da varie discipline, hanno saputo collegarsi tra di loro arrivando da diversi punti di vista ad esprimere una visione unitaria dell’argomento. Sono certa che questo corso arricchirà il mio bagaglio culturale e spero possa aprirmi anche orizzonti lavorativi.

 

Ludovica Garzoni

 

Margherita Colamartino

Grazie a questo corso ho trovato un lavoro stimolante!

Margherita Colamartino

 

Sonia Spinelli

Un corso appagante, di notevole utilità, interessante e ricco di informazioni. Docenti preparati, disponibili, chiari nell’esposizione degli argomenti, coinvolgenti e capaci di tenere alta l’attenzione. L’esperienza formativa è stata ampiamente soddisfacente.

Sonia Spinelli