PPT-GIS and Health Geography

Perspectives on health geography Why Geography and Health As Dr Trevor Dummer 2008 stated Geography and health are intrinsically linked Where we are born live study and work directly influences our health experiences the air we breathe the food we eat the viruses we are exposed to and the health services we can access The social built and natural environments affect our health and wellbeing in ways that are directly relevant to health policy Spatial location the geographic context of places and the connectedness between places plays a major role in shaping environmental risks as well as many other health effects. An Introduction to the Geography of Health. Photo by Peter Anthamatten. 2. An Introduction to the Geography of Health. Anthamatten and Hazen. Chapter 9. While data tables provide much information, it is difficult to identify patterns in the data. . Dr Angus Bell. Crisis Concordat from the NHS Perspective. Main Challenges. Increasing number of patients needing services. Parity of esteem Physical health crisis v Mental health crisis. Outcome measures / Data collection . Alberts. Chapter 11: Integrating Approaches. to the Study of the Geography of Health. An Introduction to the Geography of Health. 2. An Introduction to the Geography of Health. Anthamatten. and Hazen. Photo by Heike Alberts. An Introduction to the Geography of Health. The . geography of health. , sometimes called . medical geography. , uses the tools and approaches of geography to tackle health-related questions. Each question should be both geographic and health related, and should be able to be the basis of a health geography research project.. Chapter . 1 Exercise. An Introduction to the Geography of Health. Emerging and Resurgent Infectious Diseases. Photo . by Heike . Alberts. Cairo, Egypt. An Introduction to the Geography of Health. 2. An Introduction to the Geography of Health. Anthamatten. and Hazen. An Introduction to the Geography of Health. Chapter 6: Culture and Identity. 2. An Introduction to the Geography of Health. Anthamatten and Hazen. Chapter . 6. Culture. refers to the beliefs and practices acquired from society that are lived by a particular group of people. . Perspectives on health geography. Why Geography and Health?. As . Dr. Trevor . Dummer. . (2008) stated: . Geography and . health are intrinsically linked. Where we are born, live, study and work directly influences our health experiences: the air we breathe, the food we eat, the viruses we are exposed to and the health services we can access. The social, built and natural environments affect our health and well-being in ways that are directly relevant to health policy. Spatial location (the geographic context of places and the connectedness between places) plays a major role in shaping environmental risks as well as many other health effects. Image Source: CDC, Jenkins, B., and NIOSH (1946); photo by Roy Perry. An Introduction to the Geography of Health. Photo by Heike Alberts (2006). Non-living Agents of Disease. Geogens. are non-living agents of disease. . GEOGRAPHY HANDBOOK GEOGRAPHY HANDBOOK Objectives : The student will . . . 1. E xamine the five themes of geography. 2. Explore how they aid geographic observation and analysis 3. Identify some ways in which the geography of the United An Introduction to the Geography of Health. The . geography of health. , sometimes called . medical geography. , uses the tools and approaches of geography to tackle health-related questions. .. Geographers focus on the importance of variations across space, with an emphasis on concepts such as location, direction, and place. Conceptualising Medical Geography Md Hasan Askari and Krishnendu Gupta, Visva Bharati, West Bengal Abstract As a sub-discipline of geography Medical geography studies the relationship between environ Why Geography and Health?As Dr. Trevor Dummer(2008) stated: Geography and health are intrinsically linked. Where we are born, live, study and work directly influences our health experiences: the air . Geography in Public Health. 2. The . use of geography in public health helps solve issues in different public health programs such . as:. Planning. Communicable diseases. Emergency management. Immunization.