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Wiley-Blackwell Geographies of Health: An Introduction (Wiley Desktop Editions)

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This revised second edition highlights the ways in which health maybe studied from geographical perspectives, setting out the debatesand reviewing the evidence that links health outcomes with socialand physical environments. Introduces the reader to relevant theoretical perspectives,methodologies, and research Provides new examples from a range of geographicalsettings Provides an extensive revision to the first edition,emphasizing contemporary concerns such as globalization,neighbourhood health, and obesity Pays greater attention to the US health care system, mentalhealth, health of older adults, disease ecology and re–emergingdiseases, health in developing world, and children s andwomen s health From the Back Cover This revised and updated edition highlights the ways in whichhealth may be studied from geographical perspectives, setting outthe debates and reviewing the evidence that links health outcomeswith social and physical environments. Guiding the reader through the relevant theoreticalperspectives, methodologies, and research, examples are providedfrom a range of geographical settings. Pedagogic features –including text boxes, suggestions further reading, and a guide touseful Internet resources reinforce the book′s reader–friendly approach. Addressing areas in need of particular attention, such asglobalization, contemporary health risks , and socialhealth concerns such as the obesity epidemic , thesecond edition of Geographies of Health provides a fullrevision of the original text and includes a broader globalcoverage. About the Author Anthony C. Gatrell is Dean of the School of Health andMedicine and Professor of the Geography of Health at LancasterUniversity. His publications include Distance and Space: AGeographical Perspective (1983), Interactive Spatial DataAnalysis (with Trevor Bailey) (1995), GIS and Health(edited with Markku Löytönen) (1998), and Geographiesof Health (Blackwell, 2001). Susan J. Elliott is Professor of Geography at McMasterUniversity. She has published extensively in the area of effects onindividual and community health of environmental exposures and wasrecently appointed to the United Nations University InternationalNetwork on Water, Environment and Health.

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Brand: Wiley-Blackwell
Format: hardcover
ASIN: 1405175761
Category: Books > Subjects > Health, Family & Lifestyle > Medical & Healthcare Practitioners > General Medical Issues
Domain: Amazon UK
Release Date: 09 January 2009
Listed Since: 11 June 2007

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