Health Geographies

Health Geographies: A Critical Introduction explores health and biomedical topics from a range of critical geographic perspectives. Building on the field s past engagement with social theory it extends the focus of health geography into new areas of enquiry. Introduces key topics in health geography through clear and engaging examples and case studies drawn from around the world Incorporates multi-disciplinary perspectives and approaches applied in the field of health geography Identifies both health and biomedical issues as a central area of concern for critically oriented health geographers Features material that is alert to questions of global scale and difference, and sensitive to the political and economic as well sociocultural aspects of health Provides extensive pedagogic materials within the text and guidance for further study

Health Geographies: A Critical Introduction explores health and biomedical topics from a range of critical geographic perspectives. Building on the field's past engagement with social theory it extends the focus of health geography into new areas of enquiry.* Introduces key topics in health geography through clear and engaging examples and case studies drawn from around the world* Incorporates multi-disciplinary perspectives and approaches applied in the field of health geography* Identifies both health and biomedical issues as a central area of concern for critically oriented health geographers* Features material that is alert to questions of global scale and difference, and sensitive to the political and economic as well sociocultural aspects of health* Provides extensive pedagogic materials within the text and guidance for further study

List of Figures viiList of Tables viiiList of Boxes ixNotes on Contributors xForeword xii1 Introduction 1Tim Brown, Gavin J. Andrews, Steven Cummins, Beth Greenhough, Dan Lewis, Andrew PowerPart I Body, Health and Disease 212 The Body in Health Geography 23Tim Brown3 Health and Place 39Gavin J. AndrewsPart II Changing Spaces of (Health) Care 574 Landscapes of Wellbeing 59Gavin J. Andrews5 (Re)Locating, Reforming and Providing Health Care 75Gavin J. Andrews6 Spaces of Care 95Andrew Power7 Post?]Asylum Geographies 114Andrew PowerPart III Producing Health 1358 Ecological Approaches to Public Health 137Steve Cummins9 Capturing Complexity 156Dan Lewis10 Interventions for Population Health 174Steve CumminsPart IV Emerging Geographies of Health and Biomedicine 19111 Epidemics and Biosecurity 193Beth Greenhough12 Pharmaceuticalisation and Medical Research 215Beth Greenhough13 Health and Medical Tourism 234Beth Greenhough14 Global Health Geographies 251Tim BrownIndex