From medical geography to the geography of health

The historical relationship between epidemiology and geography is considered by researchers as resulting from several fields: geography, epidemiology, public health, etc.

But for this pluri-disciplinarity to be more than an overlapping of point of views and for it to be of any help to public health, it matters that one goes beyond the biomedical paradigms . Health (and not only the disease), the system of health (and not only the health care system) must be considered in their spatial and territorial dimensions. The lecture developed this point of view while being based on precise examples drawn from research in the developed and developing countries.

Speaker

Professor Gerard SALEM,University Paris X, Nanterre, Lab Space, Health and Territories

Organisers

Department of Social Sciences, French Institute of Pondicherry

Venue

Jawaharlal Nehru Conference Hall, French Institute of Pondicherry, 11, Saint Louis Street, Pondicherry - 605001

Time

16h30