9781639271726
Thomas Flynn
American Medical Publishers
English
2021
Health Care
241
$ 161
A subdiscipline of human geography that deals with distribution, diffusion, determinants, and delivery associated with health and health systems in human populations is known as health geography. It conceptualizes health from a holistic perspective encompassing society and space. Health geography takes into consideration the role of place, location and geography in health, well-being and disease. Research in this field focuses on the patterns, causes and spread of disease, and the planning and provision of health services. It contributes significantly to policy development. This book brings forth some of the most innovative concepts and elucidates the unexplored aspects of health geography. Its aim is to present researches that have transformed this discipline and aided its advancement. This book will serve as a reference to a broad spectrum of readers.