डॉ. बी. आर. अम्बेडकर विश्वविद्यालय दिल्ली 
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| Discipline Core | NA | 4 |
Health is an interdisciplinary subject having an interface with many subjects such as public health, medical science, geography, anthropology, epidemiology, sociology and management that are widely taught at various universities and institutes across the country. The unique feature of this course is that it binds the approaches of different disciplines and provides a holistic view to the understanding of the geography of health and wellbeing. The topics covered in the course are: 1. Basics of health, wellbeing, disease, illness, public health, hygiene, epidemiology, environmental health, sources of health data, measures of health 2. Nature and scope of geography of health and wellbeing, evolution of health geography, approaches to study health geography 3. Linkages between health and environment - Driving forces in health and environmental trends - population dynamics, urbanization, poverty and inequality 4. Pressure on environmental quality and health - Human activities and environmental pressure on land use and agricultural development; industrialization; transport and energy 5. Exposure and health risks - Concept of exposure, risk and vulnerability, air and water pollution; linkages between household wastes; housing and diseases; workplace / occupational health 6. Health and disease pattern with special reference to India (Non-communicable; communicable and lifestyle diseases; food and Course layout
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No. of Wee ks |
List of Text Modules |
List of Video Module |
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WE EK 1 |
Definitions of key concepts, Nature and scope of Geography of Health and Wellbeing |
Understanding the basic concepts related to health and wellbeing, part 1 |
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Understanding the basic concepts related to health and wellbeing, part 2 |
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History and evolution of geography of health, approaches and scope |
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WE EK 2 |
Evolution of Geography of Health and Medical Geography |
Measures of health and wellbeing |
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Sources of data |
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WE EK 3 |
Approaches to Study of Health |
Driving forces in health and environmental trends - population dynamics, part - 1 |
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