Medical Geography (Theory)

Paper Code: 
24CGEO412
Credits: 
04
Contact Hours: 
60.00
Max. Marks: 
100.00
Objective: 

Course Objectives: 

  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

Learning Outcome

(at   course level)

Learning &Teaching Strategies

Assessment Strategies

Course Code

Course Title

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

24CGEO

412

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Medical

Geography

(Theory)

CO61: Interpret the basic concepts of Medical Geography and epidemiology.

CO62: Familiarized with the concepts of infectious and noninfectious diseases and social context of health.

CO63: Acquainted with the concepts of demographic and Epidemiological transition, migration, mobility, globalization, slum and its problems.  

CO64: Discuss about food, nutrition and health, impact of environment, pollution and hazards on health.

CO65: Applications of remote sensing in health sector

CO66: Contribute effectively in course-specific interaction.

 

Approach in Teaching:

 

Interactive lectures,

Discussion, Tutorials, Reading assignments, Demonstrations.

  

  

 Learning activities  for the students:

 

Self-learning   assignments,  effective questions,  Seminar presentation.

 

 

Class

                         Test

,

Semester 

                  end

examinations, Quiz,

Assignments,

Presentation,

Individual  and

Group projects.

 

12.00

Introduction to Medical Geography and epidemiology:

Scope of medical geography

Basics of epidemiology

Disease ecology

 

12.00

Infectious and Non-infectious diseases:  Social and Ecological origin

Social context of health inequalities

Species transfer and health

 

12.00

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

 

12.00

Food, Nutrition and Health

Environmental Exposure and Health Climate and Weather, pollution and hazards

 

12.00

Remote Sensing and Health Applications.

Spatial analysis: Infectious and chronic diseases of Tropics

 

Essential Readings: 

Essential Reading:

  1. 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.
  2. Oliver, M. N., K. A. Matthews, et al. (2005). "Geographic bias related to geocoding in epidemiologic studies." Int J Health Geogr 4: 29
  3. 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

 

E-Contents

  1. AdvancesinAtmosphericSciences–Bimonthly,SPSciencePress,Paris0256-1538
  2. AtmosphericEnvironment–Annual,Elsevier, Netherland1352-2310
  3. AnnalsoftheNationalAssociationofGeographersIndia–Biannual, NationalAssociationofGeographers,NewDelhi0970-9721
  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

 

References: 

E-Contents

  1. AdvancesinAtmosphericSciences–Bimonthly,SPSciencePress,Paris0256-1538
  2. AtmosphericEnvironment–Annual,Elsevier, Netherland1352-2310
  3. AnnalsoftheNationalAssociationofGeographersIndia–Biannual, NationalAssociationofGeographers,NewDelhi0970-9721
  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