Unit HEALTH AND SAFETY PROMOTION

GENERAL AND APPLIEDHYGIENE

Code	GP005102
CFU	2
Teacher	Massimo Moretti
Teachers	Massimo Moretti
Hours	30 ore - Massimo Moretti
Learning activities	Base
Area	Scienze propedeutiche
Academic discipline	MED/42
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian.
Contents	Introduction to Hygiene and Public Health. Health and disease. Determinants of health. Natural history of disease. Disease prevention: health promotion/protection. Levels of disease prevention: primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Health education: methods for health promotion (relationship between health and human behavior). Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases. Etiologic agent: definition. Routes of transmission of infectious disease agents: sexually transmitted diseases; bloodborne, airborne, vehicle(water)borne and vectorborne transmission. Ectoparasites and endoparasites. Prevention of infectious diseases; principles of immunology;. classification of vaccines; inactivated or engineered vaccines and toxoids; whole-cell and fractional vaccines; live attenuated vaccines; new vaccines. Disinfection, sterilization and disinfestation. Food hygiene; prevention of food-borne diseases; food safety legislation; control of food-borne diseases in pharmacy; HACCP method. Epidemiology and prevention of principal chronic diseases. Relationship between health and human behavior; the role of health education as a strategy in health promotion and disease prevention; health promotion.
Reference texts	Auxilia F. & Pontello M. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica Piccin, Padova; 2011. Comodo N. & Maciocco Igiene e Sanità Pubblica. Manuale per le professioni sanitarie. Carocci Editore, Roma; 2011
Educational objectives	The learning experiences should help students in achieving attitudes and practices related to critical health issues: diseases prevention and health education and promotion.
Prerequisites	None.
Teaching methods	Face-to-face lessons.
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Learning verification modality	Written exam: closed-ended questions.
Extended program	Introduction to Hygiene and Public Health. Health and disease. Determinants of health. Natural history of disease. Disease prevention: health promotion/protection. Levels of disease prevention: primary, secondary and tertiary prevention. Health education: methods for health promotion (relationship between health and human behavior). Epidemiology and prevention of infectious diseases. Etiologic agent: definition. Routes of transmission of infectious disease agents: sexually transmitted diseases; bloodborne, airborne, vehicle(water)borne and vectorborne transmission. Ectoparasites: Pulex spp. (flea), Pediculus spp. (louse), Pthirus spp. (crab louse), Sarcoptes spp. (dust mite). Arthropod-transmitted diseases. Endoparasites: protozoans (Giardia spp.), flatworms (Taenia spp.) e nematodes (Dracunculus spp., Ascaris spp.). Vector-transmitted parasites: Plasmodium spp. (malaria), Leishmania spp. Epidemiology and control of high priority sexually transmitted infections; epidemiology and control of selected vaccine-prevented diseases; epidemiology and control of air-borne infectious diseases; epidemiology and control of water-borne infectious diseases; epidemiology and control of food-borne infectious diseases; zoonotic diseases. Prevention of infectious diseases; principles of immunology;. classification of vaccines; inactivated or engineered vaccines and toxoids; whole-cell and fractional vaccines; live attenuated vaccines; new vaccines. Immunization schedule for children; immunization of adults and travellers; immunoglobulins. Principles of disinfection; classification of disinfectants. Sterilization; classification of methods of sterilization; controls of sterilization. Disinfestation and pest control; methods of mosquito control; management and control of pediculosis; rodent prevention and control. Food hygiene; prevention of food-borne diseases; food safety legislation; control of food-borne diseases in pharmacy; HACCP method. Epidemiology and prevention of principal chronic diseases; epidemiology and prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD); principal risk factors; the Framingham cohort; prevention and control of infarction and ictus. Epidemiology and prevention of cancer; the carcinogenesis and mutagenesis processes; principal cancer risk factors; tobacco smoking and health; prevention of smoking-related diseases; methods of giving up smoking and nicotine replacement therapy. Relationship between health and human behavior; the role of health education as a strategy in health promotion and disease prevention; health promotion.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	Goal 3: Good health and well-being. Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation.

PREVENTIVE NURSING

Code	GP005104
CFU	2
Teacher	Federica Sensidoni
Teachers	Federica Sensidoni
Hours	30 ore - Federica Sensidoni
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Scienze infermieristiche
Academic discipline	MED/45
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian Language
Contents	Health, health promotion, public health, health determinants, risk factors, lifestyles, primary, secondary and tertiary prevention, vaccinations, screening tests, prevention of healthcare-related infections, andragogy, preventive nursing, district nursing , health education
Reference texts	Material produced by the professor Infermieristica Preventiva e di Comunita' - Mc Grow Hill- Sandra - Sandra Scalorbi
Educational objectives	Develop critical analysis skills in relation to the basic contents of the course, in relation to the role of the nurse in health planning, prevention and education related to the various socio-cultural contexts - Analyze your own concept of feeling good and your personal position with respect to the most important risk factors - Recognize the key elements of educational planning on the individual and the community - Describe the essential elements, tools and methods tested for health promotion and their conditions of use - Reflect on enhancing the potential of the person and the community to promote healthy policies for the improvement of the quality of life - Interpret health education as the tool that allows groups and individuals to understand what they can do, what is in their power to do, based on timely and usable knowledge
Prerequisites	In order to be able to understand the course, the student must possess basic knowledge of nursing, the code of the Nursing Deontology, the job description for nurses, as well as notions about the relatioship help and adaptation related to the promotion of health and safety
Teaching methods	Frontal classes and works in small groups
Other information	At the end of the course the student must be able to plan a health education intervention
Learning verification modality	Insights into specific themes to be done in a written form and developed in small groups Final written test with essay questions
Extended program	Health as a fundamental right of every citizen. Birth and description of the World Health Organization, Alma Ata Conference, Ottawa Charter, Adelaide Recommendations, Health for All in the 21st Century - History of the development of preventive nursing. The role of the nurse in the promotion and prevention of diseases. Profile - Code of Conduct - WHO Documents - Definition of public health, health determinants and related conceptual models, life styles, risk factors and protective factors, primary, secondary and tertiary prevention - Primary prevention: vaccines - Secondary prevention: screening test; sensitivity and specificity of screening tests - Prevention of care-associated infections: what are care-associated infections, transmission routes (contact transmission, droplet, airborne) and related prevention measures - Andragogy: when the adult learns. the pedagogical model vs the androgogic model - District nursing: Primary care, the "network services" model, the services provided by the district (Rsa, Rp, Day Centers, Community Hospital, Hospice, ADI) - Characteristics of Nursing Home Assistance: Integrated Home Care (ADI), Multidisciplinary Assessment Unit (UMV), Single Access Point (PUA), Individual Assistance Plan (PAI), Protected Hospital Discharge (DPO) - Assisted person education: Patient education, health education, health education, therapeutic education - How to program a health education intervention

RADIATIONPROTECTION ( RADIOLOGICALPROTECTION)

Code	GP005105
CFU	1
Teacher	Massimiliano Paolucci
Teachers	Massimiliano Paolucci
Hours	15 ore - Massimiliano Paolucci
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Prevenzione servizi sanitari e radioprotezione
Academic discipline	MED/36
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)

SAFETY IN THE WORKINGENVIRONMENTS

Code	GP005103
CFU	1
Teacher	Marco Dell'omo
Teachers	Marco Dell'omo
Hours	15 ore - Marco Dell'omo
Learning activities	Caratterizzante
Area	Prevenzione servizi sanitari e radioprotezione
Academic discipline	MED/44
Type of study-unit	Obbligatorio (Required)
Language of instruction	Italian
Contents	Aims of occupational medicine. Principles of occupational hygiene and occupational medical surveillance Occupational risk factors
Reference texts	Trattato di medicina del lavoro. A cura di: L. Alessio, G. Franco, F. Tomei. Piccin Ed., Padova, maggio 2015
Educational objectives	The learning outcomes are compliant with the provisions of the Degree Programme Regulations as published on the website http://www.med.unipg.it/fisioterapia/index.html The main knowledge that students will acquire include the: - relevance of social and health effects of work-related accidents at work and occupational diseases; - practice of prevention in the workplace; - occupational diseases most frequently diagnosed in Italy; - Epidemiology, health effects, interactions with occupational risks and treatment of tobacco smoking. The main skills that students will acquire consist of: - ability to identify and assess health risks in some working environments; - ability to interpret the results of laboratory and instrumental tests for the study of diseases of the respiratory system and the peripheral nervous system, and of occupational and environmental poisonings; - ability to suspect and diagnose the main occupational diseases; - Ability to perform a brief counseling for tobacco smoking cessation.
Prerequisites	The students should have knowledge regarding principles of physics, biology, anatomy.
Teaching methods	The course will include: - lectures on all topics of the program.
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Learning verification modality	Written exam
Extended program	Aims of occupational medicine. Work-related injuries and diseases in Italy. Occupational risk factors. Primary and secondary prevention. Principles of occupational hygiene. Environmental monitoring and threshold limit value. Biological monitoring. Legislation on prevention of occupational risks (D. L.gs 81/08). Occupational risk factors in the health services.
Obiettivi Agenda 2030 per lo sviluppo sostenibile	Global warming, environmental pollution and health (3, 8, 13)