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B020278 - GENERAL AND APPLIED HYGIENE
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Course program
Academic Year 2022-23
Coorte 2021 - 3-years First Cycle Degree (DM 270/04) in DIETISTIC
Course year
Second year - Second Semester
Belonging Department
Biomedical, Experimental and Clinical Sciences "Mario Serio"
Modulo di sola Frequenza of
Scientific Area
MED/42 - HYGIENE AND PUBLIC HEALTH
Credits
1
Teaching Hours
12
Teaching Term
27/02/2023 ⇒ 16/06/2023
Attendance required
No
Type of Evaluation
Giudizio Finale
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Lectureship
Teaching Language
italian
Course Content
- Demographic indicators.
- Overview of the main epidemiological studies.
- Descriptive epidemiological studies.
- Analytical epidemiological studies.
- Overview of the main epidemiological studies.
- Descriptive epidemiological studies.
- Analytical epidemiological studies.
Suggested readings (Search our library's catalogue)
- Lopalco PL, Tozzi AE. Epidemiologia facile. Il pensiero Scientifico Ed.
- Bonanni P, Bonaccorsi G, Maciocco G. Manuale di igiene e sanità pubblica. Carocci Faber ed, 2021.
- Bonanni P, Bonaccorsi G, Maciocco G. Manuale di igiene e sanità pubblica. Carocci Faber ed, 2021.
Learning Objectives
Identify the health needs of at-risk groups and populations. Know and understand the main health indicators, including predictors and proxy. Describe the design of the main epidemiological studies. Identify the most important measures of association between exposure and outcome, on the basis of which distinguish the risk factors and protective factors of the diseases.
Prerequisites
Nothing
Teaching Methods
Lectures. Group interactive activities
Type of Assessment
Disciplinary contents will be verified in written ways.
Course program
Principles of demography.
History of epidemiology and general overview of epidemiological studies.
Descriptive epidemiological studies: purposes, measures of occurrence.
Analytical epidemiological studies (cohort and case-control): purposes, study design, measures of association.
Experimental studies: study design
The data sources in epidemiology.
Population and sample: sampling methods.
History of epidemiology and general overview of epidemiological studies.
Descriptive epidemiological studies: purposes, measures of occurrence.
Analytical epidemiological studies (cohort and case-control): purposes, study design, measures of association.
Experimental studies: study design
The data sources in epidemiology.
Population and sample: sampling methods.