3rd Edition
An Introduction to the Geography of Health
1. Introduction Section I Ecological Approaches to Health 2. Ecological Approaches to Human Health 3. Population-scale Processes: Demographic Change and the Evolution of Pathogens 4. Environmental Change and Emerging Infectious Diseases 5. Environmental Exposures 6. Cartography and Geospatial Science in Health Section II Social Approaches to Health and Healthcare 7. Socioeconomic Environments 8. Culture and Identity 9. Power and Politics of Health 10. Geographies of Healthcare 11. Integrating Approaches in the Geography of Health: Policymaking from Geographic Perspectives
Biography
Peter Anthamatten is an associate professor of Geography and Environmental Science at the University of Colorado, Denver, USA. Trained in geography and public health, his research focuses on the geography of health, with particular attention to children’s behavioral, nutritional, and obesity-related environments across multiple scales. He also enjoys working on geographic education and other topics. Peter teaches courses in health geography, cartography, and spatial statistics to graduates and undergraduates.
Helen Hazen is a broadly trained geographer, who focuses on issues of health and environment. She is a teaching professor at the University of Denver, USA, where she teaches classes on health, population, and sustainability, as well as other aspects of geography.
