Your address may be the strongest predictor of how long�and how well�you live. This course introduces health and medical geography to explore how built, social, and natural environments shape wellbeing, illness, and access to care. Through local to global case studies and hands-on activities, students will examine socio-spatial patterns of disease, environmental injustices, and health dynamics. Emphasizing interdisciplinary methods, the course builds foundational skills to understand how geography literally gets under the skin.
