Health geography
Health geography
Health geography is a specialized branch of geography that deals with the study of patterns and trends in health across different geographical locations. It is an interdisciplinary field that involves the application of geographical information, perspectives, and methods to the study of health, disease, and health care.
Pronunciation
Health geography: /ˈhɛlθ dʒiˈɒɡrəfi/
Etymology
The term "health geography" is derived from the English words "health", meaning the state of being free from illness or injury, and "geography", which refers to the study of the physical features of the earth and its atmosphere, and of human activity as it affects and is affected by these.
Related terms
- Epidemiology: The study and analysis of the distribution, patterns and determinants of health and disease conditions in defined populations.
- Medical geography: A subfield of health geography that deals with the geographical aspects of health and healthcare.
- Social geography: A branch of human geography that is concerned with the ways social phenomena manifest in space.
- Spatial epidemiology: The description and analysis of geographically indexed health data with respect to demographic, environmental, behavioral, socioeconomic, genetic, and infectious risk factors.
- Healthcare accessibility: The ease of access to healthcare services in a certain area.
See also
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Health geography
- Wikipedia's article - Health geography
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