An Introduction to the Geography of Health

ISBN-13: 9780367109653 / Angielski / Miękka / 2019 / 372 str.

Helen Hazen; Peter Anthamatten

Opis

In this second edition, the authors explore the ways in which geographic ideas and approaches can inform our understanding of health. The focus on a broad range of physical and social factors that drive health in places and spaces offers students and scholars an important holistic perspective on the study of health in the modern era.

Spis treści

1 Introduction  Section I Ecological Approaches to Human Health  Introduction: Ecological Approaches to Human Health  2 Ecological Approaches to Human Health   3 Population-scale Processes: Demographic Change and the Evolution of Pathogens and Vectors   4 Environmental Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases   5 Environmental Exposures   6 Cartography and Geospatial Science in Health  Section II  Social Approaches to Health and Healthcare  Introduction: Social Approaches to Health and Healthcare   7 Socioeconomic Environments   8 Culture and Identity   9 Power and Politics of Health  10 Geographies of Healthcare  11 Integrating Approaches to the Study of the Geography of Health: Policymaking from Geographic Perspectives  Glossary  Index