TY - JOUR
T1 - Researching the geography of health and health care : connecting with the third world
AU - PHILLIPS, David Rosser
AU - ROSENBERG, Mark W.
PY - 2000/1/1
Y1 - 2000/1/1
N2 - In the context of doing research on the geography of health and health care, 'connecting' takes on multiple meanings. First, there are the connections between research topics although the political and socio-economic realities of the various geographical contexts can lead to foci on different aspects and social and geographic processes. There are then the connections between researchers from developed and developing countries who share an interest in the geography of health and health care, who perhaps transfer or refine research methods to look at the different contexts and even different topics. Finally, in this context, there are the connections between researchers and the IGU Commission on Health, Environment and Development (HED) promoted by the HED for the past eight years through its activities. This paper uses examples from the literature and the activities of HED to illustrate these various connections. It argues that if the geography of health and health care is to continue to develop, these three sets of connections must continue to grow and strengthen.
AB - In the context of doing research on the geography of health and health care, 'connecting' takes on multiple meanings. First, there are the connections between research topics although the political and socio-economic realities of the various geographical contexts can lead to foci on different aspects and social and geographic processes. There are then the connections between researchers from developed and developing countries who share an interest in the geography of health and health care, who perhaps transfer or refine research methods to look at the different contexts and even different topics. Finally, in this context, there are the connections between researchers and the IGU Commission on Health, Environment and Development (HED) promoted by the HED for the past eight years through its activities. This paper uses examples from the literature and the activities of HED to illustrate these various connections. It argues that if the geography of health and health care is to continue to develop, these three sets of connections must continue to grow and strengthen.
UR - http://commons.ln.edu.hk/sw_master/1795
U2 - 10.1023/A:1010876405429
DO - 10.1023/A:1010876405429
M3 - Journal Article (refereed)
SN - 0343-2521
VL - 50
SP - 369
EP - 378
JO - GeoJournal
JF - GeoJournal
IS - 4
ER -