The course aims to make known and understood students the main topics of hygiene and public health; illustrate in depth the role of physical activity in health protection and promotion; present some safety issues related to motor and sport practice; present the setting of Health Services and other care facilities, including hygienic features.

1. Elements of Public Health. Health indicators and determinants. Health-related demographics.

2.Models of healthcare system. Italian National Health Service. Local Health Units, Hospitals, Department of Prevention, Sanitary District.

Essential Assistance Levels. Community medicine. Health needs and socio-sanitary assistance. Health services and agencies. Primary Healthcare Services. Physical activity promotion by Healthcare services.

3. Hygiene in care and rehabilitation facilities. Spread of drug-resistant microorganisms. Epidemiology and prevention of healthcare associated infections. Standard preventive measures and measures based on modes of disease transmission. Preventive measures in case of biological hazard.

4. Predictive medicine: population genetics in Public Health. Genomics and Public Health. Predictive and personalised medicine, test clinical utility.

5. Physical activity for the prevention of non-communicable diseases. Non communicable diseases and disability. Early diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation. Evaluation of interventions in tertiary prevention. Physical activity in intervention plans of non-communicable diseases.

6. Elements of hydrology, crenology and hydrotherapy. Mineral waters and their classification; elements of the mechanism of action of mineral waters for hydropinic and external use. Mud baths and peloidotherapy. Techniques of thermal therapy. Rehabilitation pools.

7. Bioclimatology: climate classification and their impact on health and physical activity. Acclimatization and climate-dependent physiologic crisis.

8. Health and safety during sport. Injuries associated with sport and physical activity. Epidemiology of sports injuries. Health protection during sport. Certificates for physical activity. Elements of infection risks in sport environments and facilities.

9. Food safety and quality during rehabilitation.

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Students should achieve:

1. Knowledge and skills of understanding: becoming able to identify health determiners and the role of physical activity in health promotion. Students can achieve those knowledges through attendance to lessons and seminars, and studying teaching material indicated by the teacher.

2. Capability to apply knowledge and comprehension by drafting research themes, finding information and data, with in-depth theoretical and empirical analyses. Results are obtained by discussion during lessons, seminars and biblioraphic studies, also on the web.

3. Capability of judgment: critical and detailed evaluation about health issues. Such capability will be achieved during lessons by discussion 

with the teacher and other students, and during the exam.

4. Communication skills: by participating and discussing during lessons; being able to use techniques of communication. The student will be encouraged to use informatic tools for communication.

5. Learning skills: by the development of abilities to analyse and evaluate problems students could achieve capability for individual judging.

The teaching material prepared by the lecturer in addition to recommended textbooks (such as for instance slides, lecture notes, exercises, bibliography) and communications from the lecturer specific to the course can be found inside the Moodle platform › blended.uniurb.it

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Teaching

Frontal lessons.

Attendance

Lesson attendance is strongly recommended. Following specific resolution of the Motor Sciences School Council, attending students are those who have attended at least 50% of lessons.

Course books

Brandi G, Liguori G, Romano Spica V. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica per Scienze Motorie. A. Delfino Editore. Approfondimenti sul web: www.wikigiene.it

Bonanni P, Bonaccorsi G, Maciocco G. Manuale di Igiene e Sanità Pubblica. Carocci Faber.

Ricciardi W, Boccia S. Igiene, medicina preventiva, sanità pubblica. Idelson-Gnocchi.

Lanciotti E. Igiene, Medicina sociale e di comunità. McGraw-Hill

Assessment

An oral exam will be used to assess learning outcomes. The grade is in a 30-point scale. Knowledge and skills of understanding will be evaluated through specific questions about program topics; capability to apply knowledge in a professional context, relevant with sport and physical activities, specifically in functional rehabilitation; and capability of judgment and critical evaluation about hygiene and safety issues during motor and sport activities also in functional rehabilitation, will be assessed; communication skills will be verified through clear speaking ability and use of technical words.  

OPTIONAL: learning assessment could be optionally carried out by an end-course self-assessment test, that will be held at the end of the semester, consisting in a written test with some questions (open answers, multiple choice, true/false) about the program. A score in a 30-point scale will be assigned. Upon student’s request, the test will contribute to the final grade obtained in the oral exam. Only attending students (those attending at least 50% of lessons) will be admitted to the end-course self-assessment test.

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.

Course books

Brandi G, Liguori G, Romano Spica V. Igiene e Sanità Pubblica per Scienze Motorie. A. Delfino Editore. Approfondimenti sul web: www.wikigiene.it

Bonanni P, Bonaccorsi G, Maciocco G. Manuale di Igiene e Sanità Pubblica. Carocci Faber.

Ricciardi W, Boccia S. Igiene, medicina preventiva, sanità pubblica. Idelson-Gnocchi.

Lanciotti E. Igiene, Medicina sociale e di comunità. McGraw-Hill

Assessment

An oral exam will be used to assess learning outcomes. The grade is in a 30-point scale. Knowledge and skills of understanding will be evaluated through specific questions about program topics; capability to apply knowledge in a professional context, relevant with sport and physical activities, specifically in functional rehabilitation; and capability of judgment and critical evaluation about hygiene and safety issues during motor and sport activities also in functional rehabilitation, will be assessed; communication skills will be verified through clear speaking ability and use of technical words.  

Disability and Specific Learning Disorders (SLD)

Students who have registered their disability certification or SLD certification with the Inclusion and Right to Study Office can request to use conceptual maps (for keywords) during exams.

To this end, it is necessary to send the maps, two weeks before the exam date, to the course instructor, who will verify their compliance with the university guidelines and may request modifications.