Programme

Definition of health and illness, determinants and health promotion
- Scope and definition of Hygiene and Social Medicine
Primary, secondary and tertiary prevention
- Primary and secondary prevention: theory and applications
Notions of epidemiology, how sanitary phenomena are measured
- How scientific evidence is constructed: introduction to the main types of epidemiological study
- Notions of demography, social and health impact of aging, children.
- Epidemiology of infectious diseases, transmission, with examples on pathologies with a high social impact
- Epidemiology of chronic-degenerative diseases, the example of neoplasia, metabolic diseases
Prophylaxis of infectious diseases
- Natural history of infectious diseases
- Vaccines and principles of immunology
National Health Service
- History and founding principles
- Current structure and regulations
- Basic health care: health district, general doctor, social assistance
- Health education
Occupational Safety
- Epidemiology of Occupational risk
- National and European references for health and safety at work
Role of the lifestyle on health: ex. nutrition, alcohol, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, addictions, environment
Health in sub-groups of population and age groups (maternal-child, elderly, prisoners, immigrants)

Core Documentation

Romano Spica V, Brandi G., Valeriani F. Igiene, Educazione alla Salute e Sanità Pubblica. Quaderni Sanitari, Volume 5. Antonio Delfino Editore, Roma. 2014.
Material for further information available at: www.wikigiene.it

Type of delivery of the course

The student at the end of the course should demonstrate knowledge on the basics of hygiene and social medicine, such as health, epidemiological aspects and the natural history of infectious diseases, with focus on the main diseases with a broad social impact. Moreover, the student should know the strategies and tools to reduce the frequency of diseases, disabilities and premature deaths in the population through the improvement of individual behaviors, the control of environmental and social factors affecting health, the organization of health services, principles of health education and the promotion of the health of the individual and the community.

Attendance

The student at the end of the course should demonstrate knowledge on the basics of hygiene and social medicine, such as health, epidemiological aspects and the natural history of infectious diseases, with focus on the main diseases with a broad social impact. Moreover, the student should know the strategies and tools to reduce the frequency of diseases, disabilities and premature deaths in the population through the improvement of individual behaviors, the control of environmental and social factors affecting health, the organization of health services, principles of health education and the promotion of the health of the individual and the community.

Type of evaluation

The student at the end of the course should demonstrate knowledge on the basics of hygiene and social medicine, such as health, epidemiological aspects and the natural history of infectious diseases, with focus on the main diseases with a broad social impact. Moreover, the student should know the strategies and tools to reduce the frequency of diseases, disabilities and premature deaths in the population through the improvement of individual behaviors, the control of environmental and social factors affecting health, the organization of health services, principles of health education and the promotion of the health of the individual and the community.