Health Geography Research Graphic Organizer

Name:___________________
Period #:_________________

Health Geography Research Graphic Organizer

Directions: FIRST, go to the following list of websites to fill in basic information on Health
Geography in the Graphic Organizer:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Health_geography
http://anthro.palomar.edu/medical/med_1.htm
https://www.geolounge.com/intersection-health-sciences-geography/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1247193/
SECOND, search for information specific to your assigned disease using search terms such as:
Your Disease + health geography
Your Disease + spatial epidemiology
Your Disease + cultural traditions
Your Disease + religious beliefs
Your Disease + medical anthropology
Your Disease + spatial distribution map
Your Disease + history
REMEMBER, DO NOT COPY WORD FOR WORD. THAT IS PLAGIARISM.
Answer to the LeftHand Column
Question.

How do you know?

(Source)

How does this relate

to your disease?

What is Health
Geography?

Health geography is
a study of work
related to human
geography. It deals
with the interaction
between humans and
their environment.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PM
C2292766/

Why do people study

it?

Health researchers
study health
geography because it
shows how human
interactions can lead
to different types of
illnesses.

https://www.geolounge.com/intersectionhealth-sciences-geography/

In order to study
health geography
researchers use GIS
(geographic
information system).
The GIS provides
holistic approach to
public health that
promotes the wellbeing of human
population.

www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0702/overnew.ht
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Is there a lot or a little

information on your
disease related to
health geography?
Why do you think yes
or no?

I did not find much

www.who.int/mediace
information on my
ntre/news/releases/2
disease related to
015/herpes/en/
health geography
because although it is
and STD there is not
really much concern
about it. However I
did find information
about estimates
around the world of
where herpes is most
common.

This relates to my
disease because it
shows the worlds
main concern is not
on herpes.

What are at least

three different cultural
methods of dealing
with this disease in
the modern day
and/or throughout
history? Be specific
on when the
treatment has been
used.

Emotionally people
treat herpes different
ways. Some people
treat it with anger, or
denial, others decide
to bargain with god or
themselves, or
people simply go
through depression.
When you are first
exposed to herpes
the doctor will give
you an antiviral
therapy to relieve
them. Acyclovir is the
oldest treatment for
herpes. It was
created in 1982.
Today we use a
modern day medicine
called Valacyclovir.

This relates to my
disease because it
shows how different

Are there any specific

religious beliefs tied

Some Christian
beliefs on herpes or

www.herpes.org/whit
epaper-thepsychological-effectsofherpes/

into the cultural

methods of dealing
with this disease?
What are the religions
and how do their
beliefs impact how it
is dealt with?

STDs in general are

that God looks at and
knows your heart and
will forgive you for
your sin.

What is the history of

this disease and
where/who does it
typically affect? Is
there a connection
between those two
questions?

When herpes first

started is unknown.
One of the earliest
cases of herpes were
from ancient Greek
writings Hippocrates.
The herpes virus
typically affects
people in the AFRO
region and the
Western pacific
region. Yes there is a
connection between
the two the
questions. It is that
where things happen
typically explains why
it happens.

http://mashable.com/

This relates to my
question because it
tells the history of
how herpes began.

Is this disease
increasing or
decreasing in
prevalence? Why?
Any specific cultural
methods helping or
hurting the spread of
it?

I could not find

information on
whether herpes are
increasing or
decreasing in
prevalence however I
did find out that STDs
in general are
increasing especially
in men.

http://www.cnn.com/2
015/11/19/health/stdrates-risedramatically/

This relates to my
disease because
Herpes are a STD
and STDs are
increasing.

Are there any maps

showing the spatial
distribution of your
disease? Write down
the link of where to
find it/them under
source.

Yes there are maps

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