MEDICINA DI COMUNITA'

Academic Year 2026/2027 - Teacher: MARIA ANNA CONIGLIO

Expected Learning Outcomes

• Knowledge the main principles of Hygiene and Health Education applied to the communities.

• Identify and analyse factors related to health and lifestyles.

• Knowledge the main principles of prevention of the diseases in the communities.

Course Structure

Traditional teaching.

Required Prerequisites

Basic knowledge on social communication.

Attendance of Lessons

Attendance to the lessons is not compulsory but highly recommended.

Detailed Course Content

Health: a multidimension reality

Health education and Health promotion

Prevention of the diseases (primary, secondary and tertiary prevention)

Hygiene of school

Hygiene of sport

Lifestyles and health:

Physical activity
Tobacco dependence
Alcoholism
Drugs
Nutrition

Food Hygiene

Maternal and childhood health promotion and protection

Health promotion and protection in the elderly

Prevention and safety in life environment:

Domestic accident
Road accident

Textbook Information

Eudes Lanciotti. Igiene. Medicina sociale e di comunità. McGraw Hill

Course Planning

	Subjects	Text References
1		Capitolo 1. Da 1.1 a 1.6.2
2		Capitolo 1. par. 1.4
3		Capitolo 4. Da 4.1 a 4.3.4
4		Capitolo 5. Da 5.1 a 5.8 Appendice da A1 a A.1.3
5		Appendice da A.2 ad A.2.2
6		Capitolo 6.par. 6.4.1
7		Capitolo 6. par. 6.4.3
8		Capitolo 6. Da 6.5. Capitolo 13. 13.9
9		Capitolo 10. Da 10.1 a 10.2.2
10		Capitolo 13. Da 13.5 a 13.5.4
11		Capitolo 12. par. 12.2.1
12		Capitolo 13. par. 13.7.1

Learning Assessment

Learning Assessment Procedures

The highest grade will be awarded to the student who demonstrates mastery of the topics, the ability to connect the acquired knowledge, strong presentation skills, and command of the disciplinary vocabulary.

Examples of frequently asked questions and / or exercises

Types of communities

Health Education and Health Promotion

Prevention

Chronic and infectious diseases

Degree Course in

Educational Sciences