COMMUNITY MEDICINE

Academic Year 2025/2026 - 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

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


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