- Healthcare Facilities Design and Sustainability
- Health and Medical Studies
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Virology and Viral Diseases
- Viral Infections and Immunology Research
- Bacterial Infections and Vaccines
- Climate Change and Health Impacts
- Zoonotic diseases and public health
- Hepatitis B Virus Studies
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Diphtheria, Corynebacterium, and Tetanus
- Healthcare and Environmental Waste Management
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Viral gastroenteritis research and epidemiology
- Food Safety and Hygiene
- School Health and Nursing Education
- Respiratory viral infections research
- Global Health Care Issues
- HIV/AIDS Impact and Responses
- Global Healthcare and Medical Tourism
- Hepatitis Viruses Studies and Epidemiology
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Rabies epidemiology and control
- Pediatric health and respiratory diseases
- Public Health Policies and Education
Sapienza University of Rome
2013-2024
Italian Society of Physiotherapy
2023
University of Pavia
2015
University of Milan
1968-2010
Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
1985-2010
National Centre for Disease Prevention and Control
2010
Istituto Superiore di Sanità
2010
University of Florence
2010
Bambino Gesù Children's Hospital
2010
European Society for Paediatric Oncology
2007
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19 is a strong reminder that the lockdown period has changed way people and communities live, work, interact, it's necessary to make resilient built environment, both outdoor mainly indoor spaces: housing, workplaces, public buildings, entertainment facilities. How can we re-design concept Well-being Public Health in relation living places future?According previous statements scenario, this paper aims integrate building hygiene well-being, focusing possible...
The ongoing pandemic of COVID-19, which nowadays has exceeded 2.5 million notified infections in the world and about 200,000 deaths, is a strong reminder that urbanization changed way people communities live, work, interact, it's necessary to make resilient systems local capacities prevent spread infectious diseases. How we can re-design concept Public Health relation built environment contemporary cities?
Data are presented on the occurrence of chloracne, clinical symptoms and biochemical changes in 164 children following environmental contamination by TCDD from an industrial accident Seveso, Italy. An overall positive association was found between territorial distribution chloracne cases different levels soil affected area. Individual risk factors such as condition length exposure, intake via contaminated foods, etc. were evaluated; no single factor appeared to be associated with chloracne....
Vaccine hesitancy is an important issue to be addressed, due the risk of decrease vaccination coverage and consequent control preventable diseases. While it not considered a specific determinant, poor or inadequate communication can contribute vaccine negatively influence uptake. As contribution ongoing discussion regarding this theme in perspective implementation upcoming national plan Italy, Erice Declaration was drafted by experts field immunization following 5-day residential,...
The Erice 50 Charter titled "Strategies for Diseases Prevention and Health Promotion in Urban Areas" was unanimously approved at the conclusion of 50th Residential Course "Urban Health. Instruments promoting health assessing hygienic sanitary conditions urban areas", held from 29th March to 2nd April 2017 Erice, "Ettore Majorana" Foundation Centre Scientific Culture promoted by International School Epidemiology Preventive Medicine "G. D'Alessandro" Study Group "Building Hygiene" Italian...
Public Health professionals and academics have been on the frontline of Italian history during COVID-19 response like they never did before. Ancient professors Hygiene such as Celli, Pagliani, Sclavo, Petragnani, Seppilli Giovanardi flanked politicians in other critical moments. They helped them to manage healthcare reforms, earthquakes response, Seveso Dioxin disaster, cholera poliomielitis epidemics health threats. The ongoing epidemic has highlighted paramount importance practical...
A seroepidemiological survey of a group drug abusers has been carried out to determine the prevalence hepatitis C virus and B virus, D infection markers in sera, as well evaluate role potential risk factors. total 645 symptomless subjects with history injecting heroin were recruited volunteers from methadone maintenance centres Rome. For all viruses figures showed high rates giving considerable viral circulation this group. Among addicts was 63.4% for HCV, 65% HBV, 13.3% HDV 50.9% HAV....
An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was applied to evaluate the appearance of specific IgA in fecal eluates 11 normal subjects given oral live Salmonella typhi Ty21a vaccine. All after immunization showed a detectable rise levels both lipopolysaccharide and flagellar antigens S. typhi.
The Erice Charter was unanimously approved at the conclusion of 47th Residential Course "Adapted Physical Activity in Sport, Wellness and Fitness: New Challenges for Prevention Health Promotion", held on 20-24 April 2015 Erice, Italy, "Ettore Majorana" Foundation Centre Scientific Culture, promoted by International School Epidemiology Preventive Medicine "G. D'Alessandro" Study Group Movement Sciences Italian Society Hygiene, Public Health. After an intense discussion participants identified...
This lecture describes the complex interrelations existing between human nutrition, quality of aliments, their safety and sustainability feeding habits adopted by different cultures in World. At present, a significant part developing World is still affected insufficient availability nutricious safe food, these difficulties are due more to political events as wars less natural famine. It equally true that developed World, where abundance reigns international trade grants large variety foods...
Infectious diseases circulating in the home and community are a continuing significant burden on health prosperity of European community. They could, however, be significantly reduced by better standards hygiene. Across Europe, public is currently structured such that separate aspects hygiene different settings (food hygiene, personal handwashing, pandemic flu preparedness, patient empowerment etc.) dealt with agencies. If efforts to promote at level successful changing behaviour, we need...