The Geography of Medicine:
Why does it matter?
The influence of place on our health is becoming a hot issue. Globalization, inequality, climate change and new technologies are all making where you live a key determinant of your health. Pandemics such as SARS or Ebola can be geographically contained (or not) depending on the understanding of exactly where and how they have arisen. Climate change is affecting people across the world very differently, threatening the health of people in places like Bangladesh and Miami in serious ways.
Governments are reacting as best they can, such as by using new technologies to better understand and deal with the health issues in particular locations. In this course we will explore the positive and negative aspects of the geography of medicine:
Moderator: Pat Simke (see biography)
Maximum Number of Spots: 25
Dates and Time: Tuesdays, February 10 to March 17, from 2 to 4 PM
Location: OISE Building 252 Bloor Street West, Room 7192
Cost: $40.00
Booking: Book below by credit card or e-mail us at [email protected] that you would like to book the course and send us a cheque payable to Learning Experiences at 102 Bloor Street West, PH9, Toronto, ON, M5S 1M8. Registration confirmed when cheque is received
See Course Terms and Conditions
Why does it matter?
The influence of place on our health is becoming a hot issue. Globalization, inequality, climate change and new technologies are all making where you live a key determinant of your health. Pandemics such as SARS or Ebola can be geographically contained (or not) depending on the understanding of exactly where and how they have arisen. Climate change is affecting people across the world very differently, threatening the health of people in places like Bangladesh and Miami in serious ways.
Governments are reacting as best they can, such as by using new technologies to better understand and deal with the health issues in particular locations. In this course we will explore the positive and negative aspects of the geography of medicine:
- Knowledge about location has saved lives, for example by moving people away from environmental risks or sources of disease.
- Understanding of the climate-related health risks of particular locations is aiding adaptation to climate change.
- There are huge inequalities of access to and delivery of healthcare, depending on where you live, resulting in dramatically different health outcomes
- Technologies such as GPS are improving global health by enabling policy makers to link health issues to locations as never before. For example the spread of an epidemic can be identified and tracked far earlier and more accurately.
- Governments and military apply the biopolitics of health to achieve political ends, for example by isolating groups and controlling access to healthcare, in effect deciding who lives and who dies.
Moderator: Pat Simke (see biography)
Maximum Number of Spots: 25
Dates and Time: Tuesdays, February 10 to March 17, from 2 to 4 PM
Location: OISE Building 252 Bloor Street West, Room 7192
Cost: $40.00
Booking: Book below by credit card or e-mail us at [email protected] that you would like to book the course and send us a cheque payable to Learning Experiences at 102 Bloor Street West, PH9, Toronto, ON, M5S 1M8. Registration confirmed when cheque is received
See Course Terms and Conditions