Learning objectives
To know the main risk factors related to lifestyles, their identification and prevention interventions, to be applied in the specific field of study.
Prerequisites
None.
Course unit content
Concepts of publich health and preventive medicine.
Concepts of risk factor and lifestyle.
Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary prevention.
Epidemiological studies for the identification of risk factors.
Determinants of Health.
Health education and health promotion.
Full programme
Definition of Hygiene, Public health and Preventive medicine.
Definition of health, risk factor, lifestyle.
Determinants of health and diseases.
Primary, secondary, tertiary, quaternary prevention.
Epidemiological studies for the identification of risk factors and evaluation of preventive interventions:
- source of epidemiological data;
-descriptive epidemiological measures;
- measures of association (relative risk, attributable risk, odds ratio);
- epidemiological study design;
- bias in epidemiologal studies;
- screening and its appllication in Public Health.
Health education and health promotion ( Ottawa Charter).
Lifestyles as determinants of health, with particular reference to: smoking, physical activity, alcohol and nutrition.
“Gaining health” Project.
Guidelines on physical activity, Ministry of Health.
Bibliography
Didactic material available on the ELLY platform.
Signorelli C. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica. Roma: Società Editrice Universo, 2021.
Pontello, Auxilia. Igiene, Medicina Preventiva e salute globale, Piccin 2021
Gruppo di Lavoro Scienze Motorie per la Salute-SItI. Il guadagno di salute attraverso la promozione dell'attività fisica. Evidenze scientifiche e attività di campo. Roma: Società Editrice Universo, 2014.
Il progetto "Guadagnare salute": http://www.salute.gov.it/imgs/C_17_pubblicazioni_605_allegato.pdf
Ministero della Salute. Linee di indirizzo sull'attività fisica.
Revisione delle raccomandazioni per le differenti fasce d’età e situazioni fisiologiche e nuove raccomandazioni per specifiche
patologie.
https://www.salute.gov.it/imgs/C_17_notizie_5693_1_file.pdf
Teaching methods
The course will be taught through frontal lectures, with interactive sessions.
Supporting material will be available on the specific, student-reserved platform (Elly).
Assessment methods and criteria
The course includes a single final written exam.
The final evaluation will take place through a multiple-choice quiz
conducted on ELLY platform. The test will last 45 minutes and will consist of 31 multiple-choice questions. The test will cover all the topics covered
in all modules of the course.
One point is assigned to each correct answer, and the minimum score to pass the test is 18. The test is evaluated on a scale of 0-31. A student who achieves the maximum score (31) will receive honours.
The questions are designed to assess knowledge, the ability to apply knowledge, judgment autonomy, and learning capacity.
Students with learning disabilities (DSA/BSE) must contact the University's Center for Accommodation and Inclusion (cai@unipr.it).
Other information
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2030 agenda goals for sustainable development
This teaching contributes to realising the UN objectives of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.
