Interdisciplinary Sciences IModule General and applied hygiene
Academic Year 2025/2026 - Teacher: ALFINA GRASSOExpected Learning Outcomes
Il corso ha come obiettivo principale quello di preparare lo studente a comprendere i fattori specifici che influenzano il potenziale di salute e/o di malattia della popolazione, nonché ad acquisire conoscenze e competenze nella gestione dei vari tipi di rischio. Inoltre, il corso si propone di fornire le basi per una formazione in epidemiologia e prevenzione.
Course Structure
The course includes classroom-based frontal teaching with a focus on fostering continuous interaction with students to develop their ability to apply the knowledge acquired during the course.
Required Prerequisites
No prerequisites. A basic school-level knowledge level is required.
Attendance of Lessons
Detailed Course Content
General Concepts of Epidemiology. Health and its determinants. Definition of Hygiene and Epidemiology. Health Indicators.
Epidemiological Studies. Observational and Experimental Epidemiological Study Models. Measures of association between exposure and effect.
Environmental Hygiene. Definition of environment. Studying the relationship between the environment and health. Identification of causative agents and risk factors. Risk analysis. Definition of hazard and hazard classification. Dose-response assessment. Preventive measures.
Epidemiology and prevention of chronic-degenerative diseases. Risk factors and protective factors. Primary and secondary prevention.
General requirements and measures for protection from biological risk. Classification of biological agents. General measures for protection from biological risk.
Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases. Concepts of infection transmission - Sources and reservoirs of infection - Chains of contagion - Epidemics - Endemics - Sporadicity. Primary and secondary prevention - Active and passive immune prophylaxis.
Textbook Information
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
The maximum score will be awarded to the student who demonstrates mastery of the topics, the ability to relate acquired knowledge, presentation skills, and mastery of disciplinary vocabulary.
Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises
Definition of primary and secondary prevention. Definition of source and reservoir of infection. Classification of biological agents. Cohort studies: study design and main characteristics. Risk analysis. Risk measures. Air pollution.