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Themes in geographies of health and health care research: Reflections from the 2012 Canadian Association of Geographers annual meeting
Author(s) -
Giesbrecht Melissa,
Cinnamon Jonathan,
Fritz Charles,
Johnston Rory
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
the canadian geographer / le géographe canadien
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.35
H-Index - 46
eISSN - 1541-0064
pISSN - 0008-3658
DOI - 10.1111/j.1541-0064.2013.12042.x
Subject(s) - attendance , scholarship , health care , diversity (politics) , health equity , sociology , gerontology , public health , medicine , political science , nursing , anthropology , law
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 .