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B024507 - HYGIENE AND HEALTH PROMOTION
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Teaching Language
Course Content
Suggested readings
Learning Objectives
Prerequisites
Teaching Methods
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Course program
Sustainable Development Goals 2030
Academic Year 2022-23
Course year
Second year - First Semester
Belonging Department
Neurosciences, Psychology, Drug Research and Child Health (NEUROFARBA)
Course Type
Single education field course
Scientific Area
MED/42 - HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Credits
4
Teaching Hours
48
Teaching Term
26/09/2022 ⇒ 13/01/2023
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Final Grade
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
Italian
Course Content
Health, prevention and health promotion. Public health. Health literacy
Elements of descriptive epidemiology.
Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases.
Gender health.
The health of the elderly.
Health systems and health legislation.
Elements of descriptive epidemiology.
Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases.
Gender health.
The health of the elderly.
Health systems and health legislation.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
Bonanni P, Bonaccorsi G, Maciocco G. Manuale di igiene e sanità pubblica. Carocci Faber ed, 2021.
Learning Objectives
To understand the evolution over time of the concepts of health and disease, as well as their determinants.
To acquire the elements to assess the health needs of populations and groups, and to implement targeted prevention and health promotion interventions.
To acquire the elements to contrast infectious diseases.
To know the basic elements regarding the organization of health systems.
To acquire the elements to assess the health needs of populations and groups, and to implement targeted prevention and health promotion interventions.
To acquire the elements to contrast infectious diseases.
To know the basic elements regarding the organization of health systems.
Prerequisites
none
Teaching Methods
lessons
Further information
none
Type of Assessment
Written test with 31 multiple choice questions. The final evaluation corresponds to the number of correct answers
Course program
Health, disease and health determinants. Public health. Health prevention and promotion: primary and secondary prevention; health promotion. Health literacy: evolution of the concept and measurement tools.
Elements of descriptive epidemiology: incidence, prevalence, lethality and mortality rate; descriptive epidemiology for assessing the health needs of the population; health indicators.
Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases: general epidemiology of infectious diseases; measures to prevent infectious diseases (on the environment, on the source of infection, on the susceptible subject); the vaccination schedule.
Gender health and medicine.
Health in the elderly.
Health systems and elements of health legislation: health systems; the Italian health system and the health system of the Tuscany Region.
Elements of descriptive epidemiology: incidence, prevalence, lethality and mortality rate; descriptive epidemiology for assessing the health needs of the population; health indicators.
Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases: general epidemiology of infectious diseases; measures to prevent infectious diseases (on the environment, on the source of infection, on the susceptible subject); the vaccination schedule.
Gender health and medicine.
Health in the elderly.
Health systems and elements of health legislation: health systems; the Italian health system and the health system of the Tuscany Region.
Sustainable Development Goals 2030
3 – health and wellbeing