Objective. What is he Geography of Health and Health Risks? There is no such thing as a global map of good health, but longer life expectancy is a consequence of a healthy population Your task – use the resources and links provided to differentiate your work on ‘global variations in health spatially and temporally’ and produce a revision tool

What sub-questions do we have to ask to get our answer?

Globally, around 57 million people die each year. Almost 15% of these deaths occur in children under the age of 5. Most of these preventable deaths in children occur in low- and middle-income countries. Age standardized death rate per of the population WHO (2008 figures) Where do people die?

Where do people survive? WHOWHO interactive map of life expectancy. In 2011 there are 19 countries with a life expectancy over 80 years. Japan topping the table. UAE profile at Life expectancy

When Chris Murray, now director of the UW’s Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation, and his colleague Alan Lopez did the first “Global Burden” study back in 1990, it’s fair to say they transformed the way we look at disease and health. One of the primary products of the Murray-Lopez collaboration was the DALY, or “disability adjusted life year,” measurement that they believe more accurately portrays the impact of health and disease. Disability-adjusted life years (DALYs)

This is a 2010 map showing the world’s Democratic Index measuring the state of democracy around the world. Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU)Democratic Index Where are the democracies?

Here’s a 2010 map of the United Nations Human Development Index, which represents general well-being based on education, life expectancy and incomeHuman Development Index Where are people educated, rich and healthy?

The world’s human development, education and health indicatorsworld’s human development, education and health indicators HDI changes over the last 40 years

Mapping Health The global dimension: Patterns of health risks Access to pharmaceuticals International aid Migration and the spread of disease Emerging, re-emerging and pandemics Infectious and exogenic diseases: HIV/AIDS – 35m infected, bodily fluidsHIV/AIDS Cholera – unsafe waterCholera Dengue fever - mosquitoDengue fever Malaria – 270m affected mosquitoMalaria Measles - coughsMeasles Polio – poor sanitationPolio Sleeping sickness – 140m infected, tsetse flySleeping sickness Typhoid – 16m cases pa, food & waterTyphoid Tuberculosis - 9m, mosquitoTuberculosis Whooping cough Influenza Non-infectious diseases: Chronic and endogenic diseases: cancer, altzheimer’s, cardiovascular Lifestyle: malnutrition/obesity/diabetes drug and alcohol abuse malignant melanoma Pollution: polluted water polluted air chemical pollution urban pollution food pollution Uncertanties: nuclear Managing diseases:

Changes seen over time can be useful

Research

Global polio distribution In 1988, there were new cases of polio. Last year there were

Tuberculosis cases in 2003 source: worldmapper TB

If you could ask the WHO questions.. What would they be?

Task………..Objective. What is the Geography of Health and Health Risks? There is no such thing as a global map of good health, but longer life expectancy is a consequence of a healthy population Your task – use the resources and links provided to differentiate your work on ‘global variations in health spatially and temporally

Resources... World Health Organisation WHO The Gapminder Foundation gapminder.org Video sites: You Tube, Vimeo and Horizonsbusiness.com 2 textbooks Geography alltheway

If I was doing it… 1) go through each slide and comment on pattern – name places and patterns and numbers – spatially and temporally 2) browse the resources on offer 3) choose at least three more things to add to help give a ‘geography of global health World Health Organisation WHO The Gapminder Foundation gapminder.org Video sites: You Tube, Vimeo and Horizonsbusiness.com 2 textbooks Geography alltheway

Task - Is there a link to pollution…? Mapping Pollution your turn…. how might we do this?

Theories and Models I’m never sure if you can model theses issues but some people have tried…. Task - What do you reckon to them? Eg China and diabetes

Environmental Kuznet Curve

EG CHINA AND DIABETES

HW – Q’S 1-4 PAGE 415 PG Q 1-6 PAGE 421 PG