Health issues in geography
By: Dan Cowling and Bob Digby ; series editors, Bob Digby and Sue Warn
Contributors: Digby, Bob, author, editor; Warn, Sue, editor; Geographical Association
Series: TSG top spec geography; Top spec geography
Publisher: Geographical Association
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sheffield
Language: eng
Number of pages: 56
ISBN-13: 9781843772521
Subjects: Geography; Study and teaching (Secondary); Problems, exercises; Health education (Secondary)
Description: This book explores how geography adds to the study of health and considers the numerous links between the two. It considers: Geography and disease, with examples focusing on disease and the environment (malaria) and behavioural disease such as HIV ; Geographical disparities in health care, with investigations of the impact of economic development upon human health, together with health issues arising from affluence ; Disparities in the geography of health care in countries at different stages of development ; Regional disparities in health care in the UK, and why health care varies so much depending upon factors such as education, income and occupation.
Notes: "Supporting materials, including model answers, extended glossaries, web links and photo galleries, to accompany each book are available online ..."

Includes bibliographical references.