WikiLectures:Books/Hygiene and Epidemiology (LF1, GM)

1st Faculty of Medicine, Charles University in Prague

 * Health Issues of Traffic Emissions
 * Environment and Health
 * Effects on the Population’s Health Status
 * Health Effects of Air Pollution on Man
 * Environment Pollution and Human Exposure
 * Biological Monitoring
 * Primary and Secondary Emissions
 * Imissions
 * Emergency Situations
 * Exposure of Man to Dust and Aerosols; Health Hazards, Prevention
 * Hygienic Issues of Solid Wastes
 * Carcinogenicity of chemical substances and of physical factors in the environment
 * IARC Classification
 * Genotoxic Substances, their Effect on Health
 * Maximum Admissible Concentrations of Harmful Substances
 * Combined and Complex Exposition to Harmful Substances in the Environment
 * Issues of Day Lighting
 * Combined Illumination
 * Visual Stress
 * Issues of Artificial Illumination, Typical Sources
 * Visual Stress
 * Joint Lighting, Glare
 * Types of Noise, Adverse Effects on Humans
 * Units Describing Human Noise Load in Living and Working Environment
 * Adverse Noise Effects, Prevention and Protection
 * Microclimate (temperature, humidity, air velocity) and its effect on health
 * UV Radiation Types, Ozone Layer Depletion, Prognosis of its Evolution
 * Biological Effects of UV Radiation, Protection
 * Biological Effects of Non-ionizing Radiation (thermal, non-thermal). Typical Sources, Health Protection
 * Laser Issues. Types, Use, Health Hazards, Health Protection
 * Ionising Radiation (basic terms, stochastic and non stochastic effects)
 * Adverse Effects of Vibrations on Humans, Prevention
 * Hygienic Requirements on Working Environment, Categorization of Working Operations, main Parameters and Criteria
 * Risk Analysis at Work, Health Risk Assessment and Management
 * Physiological Evaluation Methods of Work and Thermal Organism Loads
 * Types of Work
 * Work of Special Groups (pregnant women, adolescents, elderly people, and disabled persons)
 * Exposure Assessment at Work
 * Exposure Limits
 * Workplace Visits
 * Consultation Activities of a Physician for Enterprise
 * Health Promotion
 * Medical Fitness-for-work Assessment
 * Preventive Medical Examinations
 * Work Load and Musculoskeletal Disorders
 * Toxic Metals in Living and Occupational Environments
 * Organic Solvents in Working Environment
 * Chemical Safety Report
 * Professional Hazard in Health Services
 * Health Issues in Agriculture
 * Chemical Compounds in Buildings (sources, health risks, prevention)
 * Biological Risks in Buildings (types, adverse health effects, prevention)
 * Radon
 * Health Risks in Indoor Environment
 * Sick Building Syndrome
 * Misuse of Addictive Substances (especially alcohol, medical and illegal drugs)
 * Epidemiology of Tobacco Dependence - prevalence, morbidity, mortality in the Czech Republic and globally
 * Different Forms of Tobacco Use, Health Consequences, Tobacco Use Epidemic
 * Tobacco Dependence Prevention
 * The Role of Health Professionals in Tobacco Dependence Treatment, Treatment Possibilities
 * Life Style and Cardiovascular Diseases, Risk Factors
 * Stress, Importance for Health
 * Mental Hygiene
 * Current Dietary Guidelines for Healthy Population
 * Assessment of Nutritional Status of Population Groups and Individuals
 * Role of Various Food Groups in Human Nutrition
 * Role of Lipids and Carbohydrates in Human Nutrition (sources, excess, deficiency)
 * Role of Protein in Human Nutrition (sources, excess, deficiency)
 * Role of Minerals in Human Nutrition (Ca, P, Mg, Na, K): sources, excess, deficiency
 * Role of Trace Elements in Human Nutrition (Fe, J, Cu, Cr, F, Se, Zn): sources, excess, deficiency
 * Fat Soluble Vitamins (sources, role, excess, deficiency)
 * Water Soluble Vitamins (sources, role, excess, deficiency)
 * Role of Micro-organisms in Foods
 * Food Contaminants (xenobiotics)
 * Child Feeding
 * Importance of Breast-feeding
 * Alternative Diets
 * Diseases Caused by Excess or Deficiency of Nutrients (especially obesity)
 * Food Safety Requirements at Catering Establishments Including Health Facilities
 * Soil Health Risks
 * Health Issues of Children Sand Pits
 * Natural Swimming Places and Swimming Pools
 * Drinking Water - quality requirements
 * Bottled Water
 * Individual Sources of Drinking Water
 * Water Treatment in Emergencies or Field Conditions
 * Mass water Supply
 * Drinking Water Issues in the Czech Republic
 * Water Related Health Hazards
 * Allergens in the Environment. Health risks, prevention possibilities
 * Epidemiology of Accidents; Prevention Possibilities
 * Basic Health Indicators (morbidity, incidence, prevalence, mortality, fatality rate)
 * Primary, secondary, and tertiary prevention
 * Descriptive Studies
 * Analytical Studies
 * Experimental Studies
 * Population Sample
 * Statistical Induction Principle
 * Measures of Central Tendency and Variability
 * Normal (Gaussian) Distribution
 * Fourfold and Contingency Tables
 * Association, Correlation and Regression Measuring
 * General Procedure of Hypotheses Testing, Level of Significance
 * Attributable and Relative Risks
 * Odds Ratio
 * Requirements at Examination Methods
 * Sensitivity
 * Specificity
 * False Positivity
 * False Negativity
 * Primary Prevention of Common Chronic Diseases
 * Malignant Tumours
 * Role of Cancer Registries
 * Risk Factors of Cancer
 * Process of Infection Propagation
 * Source of Infection
 * Process of Infection Propagation
 * Susceptible Organism in the Process of Infection Transmission
 * Alimentary Infections
 * Airborne Infections
 * Vector-born Infections
 * Infections of Skin and Superficial Mucosa
 * Blood Transmitted Infections
 * Anthropozoonoses
 * HIV/AIDS Epidemiology
 * Nosocomial Infections – Prevention, Repression
 * Risk Factors of Nosocomial Infections
 * Preventive Anti-epidemic Measures
 * Anti-epidemic Measures
 * Surveillance
 * Sterilization - importance, methods
 * Disinfection - importance, methods
 * Active and Passive Immunization, Vaccine Types
 * Immunization in Your Country
 * Immunization in the World - Current Problems
 * Immunization in Travelling Medicine
 * Evidence Based Medicine, Role of Epidemiology – Evidence Hierarchy
 * Risk Factor
 * Confounding Factor