Epidemiological aspects applied to hygiene and public health. Know the basics of epidemiology applied to the prevention of diseases.

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Define Health and Health Care. Identify the "diseases" of a population measure its frequency study the causes develop prevention systems intervene on the population measure the effect of interventions

Manuale di epidemiologia per ia sanità pubblica. Faggiano F, Donato F, Barbone F. Centro Scientifico Editore. 2005. Slides delle lezioni

Introduction to public health Health definitions Causality criteria Epidemiological measures of frequency Epidemiological measures of association Impact epidemiological measures Epidemiological study designs

Lectures with student interaction

Extensive use of bibliographic entries and exploration of websites cited by the teacher

Written exam with open-ended questions. The exam score is awarded using a grade expressed out of 30. The exam is passed with a score of 18/30. The student must demonstrate sufficient knowledge of the topics covered; To achieve the maximum score (30/30 with honors), the student must demonstrate excellent knowledge of all the topics covered during the course by correctly answering all questions

This course explores topics closely related to one or more goals of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development (SDGs)