Researching the geography of health and health care: Connecting with the third world

D. R. Phillips*, M. W. Rosenberg

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Abstract

In the context of doing research on the geography of health and health care, 'connecting' takes on multiple meanings. First, there are the connections between research topics although the political and socio-economic realities of the various geographical contexts can lead to foci on different aspects and social and geographic processes. There are then the connections between researchers from developed and developing countries who share an interest in the geography of health and health care, who perhaps transfer or refine research methods to look at the different contexts and even different topics. Finally, in this context, there are the connections between researchers and the IGU Commission on Health, Environment and Development (HED) promoted by the HED for the past eight years through its activities. This paper uses examples from the literature and the activities of HED to illustrate these various connections. It argues that if the geography of health and health care is to continue to develop, these three sets of connections must continue to grow and strengthen.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)369-378
Number of pages10
JournalGeojournal
Volume50
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2000
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Ageing
  • Health
  • Health care research
  • Infectious diseases
  • Third World

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