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Teacher Eva Vanna Lorenza Negri
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Credits 3
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SSD MED/01
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Teaching Mode Traditional lectures
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Language English
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Campus of Bologna
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Degree Programme Second cycle degree programme (LM) in Health Professions of Prevention Sciences (cod. 8878)
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Course Timetable from Apr 26, 2022 to May 31, 2022
SDGs
This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.

Academic Year 2021/2022
Learning outcomes
The main objective of this course is to provide basic knowledge on the following items:
-principles of the evidence-based medicine and prevention
-distribution of environmental diseases
-introduction to the main methods of the epidemiological studies used in public health
Course contents
Environmental epidemiology methodology, with emphasis on exposure assessment and protection from bias
Evaluation of effectiveness of preventive interventions
Case-study: presentation by students
Readings/Bibliography
Recommended textbooks
General introduction to epidemiology methods
Lash TL, VanderWeele TJ, Haneuse S, Rothman KJ. Modern Epidemiology, 4th edition. Wolters Kluwer, 2021.
Introduction to environmental epidemiology
Bake D, Nieuwenhuijsen MJ. Environmental Epidemiology. Study methods and application. OUP, 2008.
Advanced methods
Thomas DC. Statistical Methods in Environmental Epidemiology. OUP, 2009.
Teaching methods
Lectures
Working groups and presentationsAssessment methods
Case-study presentation (50%)
In-class participation (30%)
Final exam (MCQ - 20%)
Teaching tools
Slides and other material used in class
Office hours
See the website of Eva Vanna Lorenza Negri