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GEOG-2014: Health and Place: Introduction to Health Geography

Description: A survey of the field of health and medical geography. A study of the underlying interconnected processes at global to local scales from ecological and social perspectives that explain geographic patterns related to health, disease, and access to healthcare. Analysis of spatial patterns depicted on maps and connection to explanatory processes related to environmental exposures, demographic change, and the intersection of power, culture, and identity. Development of health-related written and oral content for broad audiences. Assessment and critique of presentation of scientific findings in popular media.

Pathways: 1A Discourse Advanced, 11 Intercultural&Global Aware.

Course Hours: 3 credits

Prerequisites: N/A

Required By: N/A

Corequisites: N/A

Crosslist: N/A

Repeatability: N/A

Sections Taught: 2

Average GPA: 3.65 (A-)

Strict A Rate (No A-) : 44.80%

Average Withdrawal Rate: 0.00%

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