Corso di Laurea in Tecniche della Prevenzione nell'Ambiente e nei Luoghi di Lavoro - SNT/4

The course aims to provide the student with a minimum set of knowledge on:

• communication theories and models and the communication techniques required to represent health risks to different stakeholders
• primary prevention and health promotion activities against diseases in the living and working environment
• project logic for the identification and definition of health problems, approaches and objectives to be pursued in health promotion
• methodological tools needed to assess and manage the recurring dynamics in the professional relationship with the different stakeholders.

Topics that can be further explored by consulting the proposed study materials and recommended contents, even when not subject to evaluation.

At the end of the four teaching modules, the student

will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding

... of the communication techniques the different communication and training techniques, in terms of Public Health, necessary to represent the risk to different stakeholders, the possible training spaces of health education, in the living and working environment, in the urban and rural environment, among the different age groups and health and disease conditions;

... of the project logics, of the moments useful for defining the problem, the choice of intervention strategies to project approaches and the definition of priorities;

... the differences between surveillance, training and health promotion activities.

Will be able to demonstrate Ability to apply knowledge and understanding

... objectively communicating environmental, health and occupational risks from a scientific and preventive perspective to different populations and stakeholders; planning strategies and approaches useful for identification, management, and outlining evaluation strategies consistent with different approaches and contexts.

And will be able to show Autonomy of Judgement

... regarding the different issues to be addressed on human health risks in living and working contexts;

... in choosing the best strategies and approaches in the design of appropriate and evaluable health promotion and preventive interventions;

... in the identification of strengths and weaknesses in communication in different professional intervention contexts.

And finally he/she will have acquired communication skills

in transferring the design choices and results of a Risk Assessment procedure to the different stakeholders and the different professional intervention contexts in a manner consistent with prevention and health promotion models. Translated with www.DeepL.com/Translator (free version)

The course is divided into 4 modules with 10 hours of lectures per module.

The lessons will be face-to-face and may be divided into face-to-face teaching with small group exercises.

For each module a dedicated section on the Moodle platform (elearning) will host: lecture material, exercises and teaching materials useful for study and in-depth studies. The platform is directly accessible from the individual module page.

The teaching materials in use in the 4 modules, presented in class, will be entirely provided by the lecturers.

(Should new Covid-19 containment measures make this necessary, the lectures will still be delivered synchronously via telematics, in accordance with the established teaching schedule, in order to enable all students to use them)

Basic knowledge and skills acquired for each of the four teaching modules will be tested by using a written test. The test may be paper-based or completed electronically. Regardless of the mode, the final examination will consist of an ad-hoc number of open questions and closed multiple-choice answers for a total duration of approximately 120 minutes.

In accordance with the terms of the syllabus, only students who have passed the required propaedeuticity will be allowed to take the test.

The final score will be given by the weighted average of the marks obtained in the test. The exam is considered passed when a sufficient score is achieved.

The Commission reserves the right to round off the final score in relation to the overall quality of the written work and the results obtained in supplementary teaching.

The course provides for an in-depth study of the content covered, both through supplementary teaching and through classroom exercises and simulations of professional situations to be carried out in small groups.

The activity includes a final individual assessment that will take into account the quality of participation and the results achieved in the tests and simulations. The assessment will contribute to the definition of the final evaluation grade.

Tools and methods in Communication (SSP0040B)

Risk in Public Health. Historical background. The Risk Society.
Risk communication:
- Types: Care, Consensus,and Crisis Communication
 - domains: Environmental, Safety, Health communication.

Risk Communication and Perception.
Risk Communication and Scientific Uncertainty.
The drafting of a risk communication plan:
 - Communication channels of risk communication,

 - the weight of media and public relations.

 - Case Studies.

Prevention policies (SSP0040D)

Primary prevention in the living and working environment: history and topicality;
Designing the health-promoting city;
Health promotion through physical activity and nutrition

Health promotion (SSP0040A)

health promotion models and documents: prevention health education and protection
designing in health promotion: models, approaches and logical steps in design
choice of priorities and definition of feasible and assessable objectives

Evaluation tools in communication (SSP0040C)

Communication and the professional role: principles of risk communication to be applied in training directed at specific groups and in dealing with the individuals and communities concerned;
Circular Model of Communication
The Axioms of Communication
Active listening, Mediation model (Ury, Brett, Goldberg), cognitive dissonance
Interview techniques

The teaching material provided in lectures for each of the 4 modules will be provided by the lecturer on the dedicated Moodle section