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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

GEO 4120 Geography of Health and Disease


Application of perspectives and methodologies of geography to the study of health systems, disease incidence, prevalence and diffusion, and health care distrubution. The course focuses on factors of health and well being, traditional and biomedicine and health systems, disease ecology, disease epidemiology, accessibility to factors of good and adequate health, and planning of health care delivery ssytems. Case studies include vector carried diseases, and technologically created health hazards. Prerequisite(s): GEO 1500  
Credits: 3.0