Health Geography

Theories, Methods, and Case Studies

Häftad, Engelska, 2027

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Health Geography: Theories, Methods, and Case Studies examines the interdisciplinary domain of health geography, systematically integrating geographical science with public health paradigms. The book provides an in-depth analysis of the theoretical foundations, methodological innovations, and practical implications of health geography. Special emphasis is placed on employing geo-spatial technologies, such as Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and remote sensing to enhance disease prevention, health risk assessments, and healthcare resource allocation.

By fostering an integrative dialogue among geography, epidemiology, and advanced technological approaches, the book addresses contemporary public health challenges from local to global scales. The book includes over 50 international case studies addressing infectious and chronic diseases, and health resource allocation.

Includes a comprehensive overview of contemporary techniques (including spatial data acquisition through wearable devices, Internet of Things (IoT), and survey methods)
Provides practical insights through detailed case studies that address critical global health issues, including infectious disease surveillance, chronic disease management, health risk assessments, and the optimization of healthcare resources
Discusses innovative frameworks, such as spatial life-course analysis and planetary health, offering readers exposure to pioneering research trends

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2027-01-01
Mått:152 x 229 x undefined mm
Vikt:450 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:250
Förlag:Elsevier Science
ISBN:9780443526572

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Mer om författaren

Professor Peng Jia, based at Wuhan University in China, is a health geographer and spatial epidemiologist. He coined the disciplinary term “Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology. He received his B.Eng. in environmental engineering from Nanjing Agricultural University (2007), M.S. in remote sensing and GIS from Chinese Academy of Sciences (2010), M.S. in spatial epidemiology from Emerging Pathogens Institute at the University of Florida (2012), and Ph.D. in health geography from Louisiana State University (2015). He was the recipient for the Outstanding Article of the Year Award from the U.S. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (2015), the IJERPH Young Investigator Award (2019), and the National Youth Geographical Science and Technology Award (2021) by the Geographical Society of China. His research has been funded by multiple national/regional agencies, including the National Natural Science Foundation of China, the Netherlands Organization for Scientific Research, and the Royal Netherlands Academy of Arts and Sciences. He has published more than 270 SCI journal articles and invited commentaries, including in Nature Medicine, Nature Communications, Lancet Global Health

Innehållsförteckning

1. Introduction2. Foundations of Health Geography3. Common Population Health Data in Health Geography4. Common Spatial Information Technologies and Data in Health Geography5. Common Statistical Methods in Health Geography6. Artificial Intelligence in Health Geography7. Complex Systems Models in Health Geography8. Health Risk Factors9. Infectious Disease Research10. Chronic Noncommunicable Diseases Research11. Healthcare Resource Allocation12. Healthy Cities and Health Industry13. Frontier Perspectives and Research in Health Geography