COMMUNITY MEDICINE
Academic Year 2023/2024 - Teacher: MARIA ANNA CONIGLIOExpected 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
Frontal teaching.
Required Prerequisites
Basic knowledge on social communication.
Attendance of Lessons
Attendance not compulsory.
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, 2011.
Learning Assessment
Learning Assessment Procedures
Oral exam.