84409 - Hygiene and Public Health

Academic Year 2023/2024

  • Docente: Davide Gori
  • Credits: 2
  • SSD: MED/42
  • Language: English
  • Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
  • Campus: Bologna
  • Corso: Single cycle degree programme (LMCU) in Medicine and Surgery (cod. 9210)

Learning outcomes

Outline the basic principles of epidemiology for public health. Discuss public health measures for the preservation of health and well-being, including environmental, alimentary and hospital hygiene. Describe the strategies, means and policies related to risk assessment and prevention of infectious and chronic -degenerative diseases. Discuss the role of primary and community care in health promotion and disease prevention.

Course contents

INCIDENCE AND PREVALENCE


MEASURES OF ASSOCIATION; MEASURES OF IMPACT


STUDY DESIGNS


PRIMARY AND SECONDARY PREVENTION


CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION STRATEGIES


VACCINATIONS AND THE VACCINATION CALENDAR


VACCINATION HESITATION AND STRATEGIES TO COMBAT IT


ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE AND HOSPITAL HYGIENE


ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY


FOOD HYGIENE

Readings/Bibliography

Rothman Kenneth J. Epidemiology: an introduction, 2012, 267 pp., ill. Oxford University Press

Guest Charles, Walter Ricciardi, Ichiro Kawachi, Iain Lang. Oxford Handbook of Public Health Practice 4edition 2020. 688pp. Oxford University Press

Teaching methods

Classroom lessons, additional in-depth readings.

Assessment methods

Oral test (for exam dates, see almaesami.unibo.it)
The test consists of 3 questions asked by the lecturer on the three topics that make up the integrated course.


Acceptance/rejection of grade
The student may accept or reject the grade in the examination. Grading will be recorded at the same time.

Teaching tools

Power point presentations

Office hours

See the website of Davide Gori