78836 - General and Applied Hygiene

Learning outcomes

At the end of the course, the student has basic knowledge of epidemiology and the general principles of primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of infectious and multifactorial diseases and of safety measures in sports facilities. In particular, the student is able to: -Promote health education in different activities - Use the knowledge acquired on the hygiene and safety standards of sports facilities.

Course contents

Definition and aims of Hygiene and Public Health.

Definition of Health.

Population health and its determinants.

Measuring the frequency of health events: ratio, rate, proportion, incidence and prevalence of diseases.

Measuring the risk of diseases: relative risk (RR) and attributable risk (AR).

Causal inference in epidemiology.

Basic general prevention: aims and methods of prevention. Primary prevention, secondary prevention, tertiary prevention.

Health education.

General epidemiology of infectious diseases: general aspects, reservoirs and sources of infection. Routes of entry and elimination of infective agents. Direct and indirect transmission (through inanimate vehicles and vectors) of infectious diseases. Ways in which diseases may appear in the population (sporadic, endemic, epidemic and pandemic).

General prophylaxis for infectious diseases: Notification of infectious diseases, making diagnosis (direct and indirect); quarantine measures. Disinfection and sterilisation using physical methods and chemical methods. General concepts of disinfestation. Vaccine prophylaxis and Seroprophylaxis.

Biological risks during sport and physical activities and theie prevention.

General prophylaxis for non-communicable diseases: general concepts, risk factors and prevention.

The role of physical activity to preventing diseases.

Hygiene and safety in sport facilities.

Readings/Bibliography

Igiene, medicina preventiva, sanità pubblica S. Barbuti (Curatore) G. M. Fara (Curatore) G. Giammanco (Curatore) Edises, 2022

Giorgio Brandi, Giorgio Liguori, Vincenzo R. Spica. Igiene e sanità pubblica per scienze motorie. Antonio Delfino Editore, 2009

Teaching methods

Lectures and discussion of case-studies with multimedia aids.

Assessment methods

Written exam (quiz)

Teaching tools

The teaching material presented at the lectures is available on "Insegnamenti On Line" plarform of the Alma Mater Studiorum - University of Bologna

Office hours

See the website of Giuseppe Attisani

See the website of Niccolò Principi