Interdisciplinary Sciences IModule General and applied hygiene
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: ANTONIO CRISTALDIExpected Learning Outcomes
The course develops skills in health promotion and prevention of infectious and chronic-degenerative diseases, health and the environment with reference to the effects of pollutants on air, water and soil and their effects on public health; basic principles of health management, organization and complexity of the National Health Service, clinical risk management and infection prevention rules in the clinical setting.
Course Structure
Frontal teaching in the classroom with the help of electronic material made available by the teacher.
Required Prerequisites
Knowledge of basic concepts of biology, chemistry, physiology
Attendance of Lessons
Mandatory
Detailed Course Content
Definition of hygiene and hygiene objectives. Health promotion. Epidemiology and Prevention of Chronic Degenerative Diseases. Epidemiology and Prevention of Infectious Diseases. Epidemiology and prevention of chemical-physical and biological risks. The risk in a hospital setting. Epidemiology and prevention of hospital infections. The organizational and economic contexts of the National Health Service. The departmental and district organization. The Department of Prevention. General information on environmental risk. Living and working environments. Air pollution and health effects. Water pollution and health effects. Waste treatment and possible health effects. Noise pollution. Difference between sound and noise. Auditory and extra-auditory effects of noise. Ototoxic substances. Electromagnetic pollution and possible health effects.
Textbook Information
1) Maria Triassi, Igiene Medicina Preventiva e del Territorio, III edizione, Sorbona, Idelson Gnocchi, Napoli 2015.
2) Buffoli M, Capolongo S., Odone A, Signorelli C. Salute e Ambiente, igiene edilizia, urbanistica e ambientale, EDISES, Napoli 2016.
Further material will be provided by the teacher.
Course Planning
Subjects | Text References | |
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1 | Definition of Hygiene and hygiene goals. Certain of health. Demography. Frequency measurements of health phenomena. Epidemiological studies. | Text 1; slide. |
2 | Epidemiology and Prevention of Chronic Degenerative Diseases. General information on tumors, diabetes, ischemic heart disease, etc. | Text 1; slide. |
3 | Epidemiology and Prevention of Infectious Diseases. Epidemiology and prevention of chemical-physical and biological risks. | Text 1; slide. |
4 | Epidemiology and prevention of hospital infections: general notes with particular regard to Opportunist Infections, Legionella, Aspergilli. The risk in the hospital environment (physical, chemical, biological risks). | Text 1; slide. |
5 | The organizational and economic contexts of the National Health Service. The departmental and district organization. The Department of Prevention. | Text 1; slide. |
6 | Air pollution and health effects. Drinking water: Chemical-physical and microbiological characteristics of water intended for human consumption. Water pollution and health effects. Water purification treatments. | Text 1 and 2; slide. |
7 | Waste: classification, disposal and control of waste. Effects on health. Noise pollution. Definition and characteristics of noise. Noise in living and working environments. Auditory and extra-auditory effects of noise pollution on health. Ototoxic substances. Electromagnetic pollution and possible health effects. | Text 1 and 2; slide. |
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Oral exam on the program topics covered during the lectures
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
- Epidemiology and Prevention of Chronic Degenerative Diseases.
- Epidemiology and general prophylaxis of infectious diseases
- The risk in the hospital environment (physical, chemical, biological risks).
- Noise pollution and health effects