Bioethics and the Preservation of the Environment and Health

The course aims to provide students with an interdisciplinary education integrating research ethics and the social dimensions of biomedicine with the principles of hygiene, prevention, public health, and environmental sustainability. Its goal is to develop the ability to understand and manage interactions between environmental factors and human health, promoting disease prevention and healthy, sustainable environments. Attention will be devoted to ethical questions concerning the relationship between scientific research and human life, the use of animals in experimentation, and the socio-political implications of biomedical innovation. The course will equip students with conceptual tools to critically analyze and position themselves within current ethical debates.

At the end of the course, the student will be able to:
1. Assess and manage environmental health risks using epidemiological and environmental analysis tools.
2. Contribute to developing health and environmental policies focused on prevention and public health protection.
3. Identify and address ethical issues related to health in different contexts.
4. Propose ethically sound and socially robust solutions to local and global challenges involving public health.