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- Title
Themes in geographies of health and health care research: Reflections from the 2012 Canadian Association of Geographers annual meeting.
- Authors
Giesbrecht, Melissa; Cinnamon, Jonathan; Fritz, Charles; Johnston, Rory
- Abstract
In May 2012, the Canadian Association of Geographers (CAG) annual meeting in Waterloo, Ontario, attracted strong attendance by scholars whose research explores the geographies of health and health care. The CAG's Geography of Health and Health Care Specialty Group organized 14 special paper sessions spanning three consecutive days and involving 53 presenters; 24 health-focused papers were also given in other sessions throughout the CAG meeting, for a total of 77 presenters. In this viewpoint, we draw upon the diverse geographies of health and health care scholarship presented at this meeting to provide a snapshot of some current research themes in Canadian health geography. Five interrelated themes were identified, namely: 1) aging, disability, and chronic disease; (2) environmental determinants and health; (3) accessing health and health-promoting services; (4) diversity and intersecting positions; and (5) research methods and frameworks. We believe that identifying themes from the 2012 CAG annual meeting provides insight regarding what issues, topics, methods, and frameworks are inspiring Canadian health geographers, while also serving as a baseline for comparison of future trends and directions for future research.
- Subjects
CANADIAN Association of Geographers (Organization); GEOGRAPHERS; MEDICAL care; CHRONIC diseases; PUBLIC health; DEVELOPMENTAL biology; CONFERENCES &; conventions
- Publication
Canadian Geographer, 2014, Vol 58, Issue 2, p160
- ISSN
0008-3658
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1541-0064.2013.12042.x