MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY (Theory)

Paper Code: 
24GEO224
Credits: 
5
Contact Hours: 
75.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 
  1. Students will be made to provide a critical understanding of key concepts related to medical and health geography
  2. They will be able to examine the role of societal structures and human behavior in creating and sustaining health inequalities and differences in access to health care.

 

Course Outcomes: 

Course

Course Outcomes(Cos)

Learning & Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

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GEO 224

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical Geography (Theory)

CO49: Acquire critical understanding of key concepts related to medical and health geography and will be able to examine the role of societal structures and human behaviour in creating and sustaining health inequalities and differences in access to health care.

CO50: Interpret the concepts of infectious and non-infectious diseases and social context of health.

CO51: Acquaint with the concepts of           demographic           and Epidemiological           transition, migration, mobility, globalization, slum and its problems.

CO52: Acknowledge food, nutrition and health, impact of environment, pollution and hazards on health.

CO53: Analyse the application of remote sensing in health sector.

CO54:Contribute effectively   in

course-specific interaction.

Approach in Teaching:

 

Interactive lectures, Discussion, Reading assignments.

 

 

Learning activities for the Students:

 

Self-            learning assignments, Seminar presentation.

Class           Test,

Semester       end examinations, Quiz, Assignments, Presentation, Individual     and Group projects.

 

15.00
  • Introduction to Medical Geography and epidemiology
  • Scope of medical geography
  • Basics of epidemiology
  • Disease ecology

 

 

15.00
  • Infectious and Non infectious diseases: social and ecological origin
  • Social context of health inequalities
  • Species transfer and health

 

15.00
  • Demographic and Epidemiological Transitions, Migration, Mobility and Globalization
  • Slum health and its problems

 

15.00
  • Food, Nutrition and Health
  • Environmental Exposure and Health: Climate and Weather, pollution and hazards

 

15.00
  • Remote Sensing and Health Applications.
  • Spatial analysis: Infectious and chronic diseases of Tropics

 

Essential Readings: 
  • Maantay, J. (2007). "Asthma and air pollution in the Bronx: methodological and data considerations in using GIS for environmental justice and health research." Health Place 13(1): 32-56.
  • Oliver, M. N., K. A. Matthews, et al. (2005). "Geographic bias related to geocoding in epidemiologic studies." Int J Health Geogr 4: 29.
  • Mishra R.P, (1972) Medical Geography of India, Lawrence Verry Incorporated.
  • Akhtar Rais, leamonth Amos Thomas Andrew, (2018) “Geographical Aspects of Health and Disease in India”, Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Limited
  • Disease in India”, Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Limited.

 

SUGGESTED READINGS:

 

  1. Mishra R.P, (1972) Medical Geography of India, Lawrence Verry Incorporated.
  2. Akhtar Rais, leamonth Amos Thomas Andrew, (2018) “Geographical Aspects of Health and Disease in India”, Concept Publishing Company Pvt. Limited

 

References: 

E-CONTENT:

  1. AdvancesinAtmosphericSciences–Bimonthly, SP SciencePress, Paris0256-1538
  2. AtmosphericEnvironment–Annual, Elsevier, Netherland1352-2310
  3. Annals of the National Association of Geographers India–Biannual, National Association of Geographers, New Delhi0970-9721
  4. https://epgp.inflibnet.ac.in/Home/Download
  5. https://www.sciencedirect.com/topics/earth-and-planetary-sciences/medical-geography

 

6. https://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007/978-3-030-63471-1_1

7. http://www.healthgeography.org/journals.html

 

Academic Year: 
2024-2025