GEOG 1HA3 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Black Death, High Tech, Epidemiological Transition
4 Feb 2017
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While each of our geographies are subtly different, they are generally similar and radically different from those in many other parts of the world. Again, while our health status varies subtly from one of us to the next, our health risks are largely similar to one another, but different as compared to those in other parts of the world. The risks from environmental contamination are not uniform across space. Where you live affects your risk of disease or ill-health. Access to basic resources is spatially differentiated. Where you live affects your access to these resources. The provision of health care varies from one location on earth to another. Where you live affects the treatments you get. The study of the spatial context of disease and illness. The study of the spatial context of health and well-being. Health is holistic, not only physical it is mental and social. Traditionally: health = the absence of disease (who)
