Medicine and surgery | University of Parma

Professor: Cesira Isabella Maria PASQUARELLA
Academic discipline: Igiene generale e applicata (MED/42)
Field: Formazione clinica interdisciplinare e medicina basata sulle evidenze
Type of training activity: Characterising

20 hours
of face-to-face activities

2 credits

hub: -

course unit
in ITALIAN

lectures timetable

exam calls

Integrated course unit module: HYGIENE, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH POLICIES

Learning objectives

The course will be conducted through frontal lectures, with interactive teaching. Visual aids will support lessons, and these materials will be available to Students on the Elly platform.

Prerequisites

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Course unit content

The module "General and applied hygiene (interdisciplinary)" is an integral part of the HYGIENE, PUBLIC HEALTH AND HEALTH POLICIES course, and deals, in particular, with the health education and health promotion, and the determinants of health linked to lifestyles, with reference to those included in the "Gaining health" project (nutrition, alcohol, smoking, physical activity).

Full programme

Health education;
Health Promotion;
Ottawa Charter;
The concepts of Empowerment, Health Literacy, Advocacy;
The “Gaining Health” project;
Diet;
Alcohol;
Physical Activity;
Smoke;
Surveillance systems in Public health.

Bibliography

Signorelli C , et al. Igiene e sanità pubblica. Roma: SEU, 2021.

Pontello M, Auxilia F, et al. Igiene, Medicina Preventiva e salute globale. Padova: Piccin, 2021.

Barbuti S, Fara GM, Giammanco G, et al. Igiene, Medicina Preventiva, Sanità Pubblica. Napoli: Edises Editore, 2022.

Slides will be available on the Elly platform (https://elly2023.medicina.unipr.it/).

Teaching methods

The course will be conducted through frontal lectures, with interactive teaching. Visual aids will support lessons, and these materials will be available to Students on the Elly platform.

Assessment methods and criteria

The module is an integral part of the course The module is an integral part of the course "Hygiene, public health and health policies"
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 honors.
The questions are designed to assess knowledge, the ability to apply knowledge, judgment autonomy, and learning capacity.
Students with learning disabilities (DSA/BSE).

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