INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HEALTH: concept of health; current epidemiological background and classification of diseases; concept of risk; indicators, exposure-effect, determinants of health and illness;

PART I. Epidemiology and prevention of communicable diseases
1. Population Hygiene: risk factors; source and reservoir of infection, portal of entry and exit, mode of transmission; primary prevention, vaccines, disinfection and sterilization
2. Hospital hygiene: prevention of healthcare-associated infections; hand washing, gloves, instruments management, environmental controls, water, healthcare waste management

PARTE II. Epidemiology and prevention of non-communicable diseases
1. Primary (health promotion and education) and tertiary prevention (health education, rehabilitation): risk factors and specific interventions (smoking habits, alcohol abuse, nutrition, physical activity, socioeconomic factors, psychological factors)
2. Secondary prevention: screenings (criteria, examples, evaluation)

PARTE III. HEALTH MANAGEMENT
1. Healthcare system: clinical management; quality and risk management, errors in healthcare practice, evidence-based practice.
2. Organization of Health services: Clinical governance, application to different contexts