AIMS AND CONTENT

LEARNING OUTCOMES

To provide the essential knowledge about:

- health concept, health protection and promotion, health education

- identification and control of the main causes of disease and environmental risk factors

- epidemiology and prevention of the main infectious and chronic-degenerative diseases

TEACHING METHODS

Frontal lessons

SYLLABUS/CONTENT

1. Introduction and organization of disciplin. General epidemiology and prevention.
2. Air pollution. Health risks, related diseases and prevention.
3. Indoor pollution. Health risks, related diseases and prevention.
4. Sunlight and artificial light. Lightning of workplaces. Health risks, related diseases and prevention.
5. Noise. Health risks, related diseases and prevention.
6. Water (pollution and health risks; potabilization).
7. Solid and liquid wastes. Management and health risks.
8. Epidemiology and prevention of transmissible diseases.
9. Epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular diseases.
10. Epidemiology and prevention of neoplastic diseases.
11. Diet and health risks.
12. Health risks in workplace environments.

RECOMMENDED READING/BIBLIOGRAPHY

Lecture notes and didactic resources provided by Teachers

TEACHERS AND EXAM BOARD

Exam Board

ROSAGEMMA CILIBERTI (President)

FRANCESCO D'AGOSTINI (President)

LESSONS

Class schedule

ENVIRONMENTAL HYGIENE, HEALTH

EXAMS

EXAM DESCRIPTION

Oral examination

ASSESSMENT METHODS

The assessment is achieved by thorough oral examination on at least two different subjects.

Exam schedule