HYGIENE

Single discipline educational activity

Course Sheet

Academic Year of enrolment:

2014/2015

Type of Course:

Related/Supplementary

Optional/Mandatory:

Compulsory

Degree:

Master's Degree Programme in LAND AND ENVIRONMENT MANAGEMENT

Disciplinary Sector:

General and Applied Hygiene

Language:

Italian

Credits:

Programme Year:

Professor and Collaborators:

MASIA Maria Dolores

Hours of classroom activity:

Prerequisites:

None

AF code:

40000256

Assessment Methods

Verification of learning:

Final oral exam. Tests are planned in itinere with modalities of written (optional)

Teaching period

First semester

Objectives

The course provides the basic knowledge of epidemiology and disease prevention, with particular reference to those correlated to the state of health of the environment. At the end the student will have acquired:
-basic knowledge of epidemiological methodology in order to the study of the determinants of the man-environment relationship and understanding of scientific works
-basic knowledge in health promotion and disease prevention
-awareness of the role played by the environment on the health and / or disease and he will know the main control measures and monitoring methodologies of environmental matrices relating to the protection of human health

Contents

-Hygiene contents
-Environment/Health. Influencing health status factors. Environmental current state. Environmental risk control. Sustainable development
-Epidemiology. Sources of data. Epidemiologic measures. Studies descriptive, analytical,experimental. Key health indicators
-Prevention. Levels. Prevention instruments: disinfection,sterilization,disinfestation,immunoprophylaxis, chemoprophylaxis, health education
-Air. Physical-chemical characteristics. Outdoor and indoor air pollution
-Water. Water needs and resources. Relation Water/Health–Water/Disease. Drinking-water quality. Water treatment process. By products. Drinking water legislation
-Wastewater and Solid waste.Classification. Management of domestic. Legislation

Recommended Bibliography

Barbuti S., Bellelli E., Fara G.M., Giammanco G.: Igiene. Monduzzi Editore (last edition)

Signorelli C., D’Alessandro D., Capolongo S.: Igiene edilizia e ambientale. Società Editrice Universo (last edition)

Teaching Methods

lectures (40 hours) ; laboratory (8 hours)

Study of the basic issues in the relationship environment/health. Laboratory's activities devoted to the analysis of environmental characteristics. Teamwork applying epidemiological methods

Contacts/More Information

Contacts:
Ist. Igiene - Via Padre Manzella
e-mail: mdmasia@uniss.it
telefono 079228469

Reception hours:
Monday to Friday: 12.00-14.00

Readiness to offer individual assistance in a foreign language to incoming students (): NO
Availability of supporting material and bibliographic references also in a foreign language (): NO

Readiness to accept examination of incoming students also in a foreign language () : NO

Other courses

Course year: 1

ENVIRONMENTAL MINERALOGY
3 credits
GENETICA DI CONSERVAZIONE DI ANIMALI MARINI
3 credits
SYSTEMS ECOLOGY
12 credits
BIOCULTURAL LANDSCAPE AND GEOGRAPHY
6 credits - Caratterizzante
PLANT BIODIVERSITY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
7 credits - Caratterizzante
SEDIMENTOLOGY
10 credits - Caratterizzante
THERMODYNAMICS AND ENVIRONMENTAL MODELLING
6 credits - Caratterizzante
WILDLIFE CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT
10 credits - Caratterizzante
ENVIRONMENTAL BOTANY
3 credits - A scelta dello studente
GEOINFORMATICS
3 credits - A scelta dello studente
ICHTYOLOGY
3 credits - A scelta dello studente

Course year: 2

FINAL TEST
28 credits
FUNZIONI E SERVIZI DEI SISTEMI FORESTALI
6 credits - Caratterizzante
GEO RESOURCES
6 credits - Caratterizzante
GEOLOGICAL SSURVEY
6 credits - Affine/Integrativa
HYGIENE
6 credits - Affine/Integrativa
TRAINING
5 credits - Altro

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