HLTHAGE 3R03 Lecture 9: HLTH AGE 3R03 Lecture 9
7 Aug 2016
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Social determinants of health: geography and physical living conditions. Where we live, work and play impact our overall health and wellness. Curtis & rees jones (1998:85-86) discuss three important concepts in the geography of health inequalities: space: dimension in which phenomenon are distributed (ibid: 85) Theoretical approaches in geography of health inequalities: spatial patterning and physical and biological risk (curtis and rees jones, 1998:89: our built environment can pose risks to physical and biological health. An epidemiological-based perspective: two ways to look at this relationship: Physical environments with greater diffusion for disease, illness and death. Theory: spatial patterning an example the love canal, niagara falls, new york. In this example, we will explore how physical conditions themselves can lead to biological and physical health hazards. History (university of buffalo, n. d. ): land originally owned by william love but later sold to hooker. 2010), which is a toxic clean-up relief fund.
