Learning objectives
The student will be able to discuss the concepts of health promotion, disease prevention and health education, with reference to the evolution of the concepts of health (one-health) in a public health perspective applied to the improvement of the living conditions of individuals and communities.
In addition, they should be able to apply the acquired knowledge and understanding in healthcare management in order to assess health systems’ features.
Prerequisites
None
Course unit content
Principles of health promotion, disease prevention and health education applied, by a public health perspective, to individuals and communities
National and international health organization and bases of Italian health legislation.
Full programme
THE CONCEPT OF HEALTH AND THE CONTINUUM HEALTH-DISEASE
Health and disease from antiquity to the present day. The cultural and social aspects of the definition of health starting from the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
HINTS OF DEMOGRAPHY
The state of health of the population State and movement of populations Average life, life expectancy at birth, ageing index, infant mortality rate. The health profile of the communities.
HEALTH ORGANIZATION
Hygiene and Public Health in Italy. Health systems and the organization of assistance in Italy.
The articulations of the National Health Service. Primary care and essential levels of care (LEA).
Health planning in Italy.
The national prevention plan 2020-2025.
International Health and Global Health.
Public health, international health and Global Health with reference to the concept of One health.
THE PROMOTION OF HEALTH AND THE PREVENTION OF DISEASES The determinants of health and disease (proximal and distal). Methods of disease prevention: primary, secondary, tertiary and quaternary prevention. Health promotion according to the Ottawa Charter. Health education and health literacy: from one-way communication to shared choices.
Bibliography
Signorelli C. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica . SEU, Roma, 2021.
Pontello, Auxilia. Igiene, Medicina Preventiva e salute globale, Piccin 2021
Teaching material used during the lessons provided by the teacher.
Teaching methods
The course will be taught through frontal lectures as well as through case reports and interactive sessions that allow students to be faced with real word challenges and to understand how health promotion and public health instruments are relevant and powerful across-the-board in health.
Assessment methods and criteria
The module is an integral part of the course "Principles of health prevention and health promotion"
The course includes a single final exam (written, informatics and oral, hygiene and public health)
The exams will serve to verify the connection, learning, critical analysis and communication skills acquired by the students at the end of the course.
During the class, group work will be organized which will be evaluated during joint presentations.
In case of the persistence of the health emergency, the exams will be conducted remotely, as follows:
remote oral questions, through the Teams platform (guide http://selma.unipr.it/).
Students with SLD / BSE must first contact Le Eli-che: support for students with disabilities, D.S.A., B.E.S. (https://sea.unipr.it/it/servizi/le-eli-che-supporto-studenti-con-disabilita-dsa-bes).
Other information
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