College contact person: prof. Vincenzo Romano Spica, Tutor: prof. Federica Valeriani

Integration of motor activity into community-based prevention strategies: the perspectives of different health systems, including in light of new health challenges induced by emerging pathogens or new pandemics such as Covid-19. The sedentary risk factor in a Global Health and One Health perspective. Physical activity and health promotion: the role of the National Health Service. Environmental microbiology and human microbiota in sport. Legionellosis. Infectious risks, vaccination and sport activity. Safety and quality issues related to sports facilities: gyms, swimming pools, spas, major events, including in light of epidemic events from emerging or new risks such as SARS-CoV-2. Recreational water hygiene: guidelines and innovation for surveillance, treatments, disinfection, guidelines and consensus documents for sanitation management of swimming sports facilities. Health policy in sports and motor activities.

Methods: epidemiology and meta-analysis; traditional microbiology: bacterial cultures, serotyping; molecular microbiology: genotyping (Real Time PCR, ARDRA, MLST); study of mfDNA with massively parallel sequencing and bioinformatics analysis.