(Applied) Geography, Policy, & Time: Whither Health and Medical Geography?

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Planey, Arrianna Marie; Wong, Sandy; Planey, Donald A.; & Ko, Michelle J. (2022). (Applied) Geography, Policy, & Time: Whither Health and Medical Geography?. Space and Polity, 26(2), 115-127.

Abstract

In this provocation, we discuss the potential for health/medical geography to contribute to a policy-relevant geographical research agenda that remains attentive to social theory debates. We illustrate the importance of time as a social determinant of health, through the case study of racial/ethnic inequities in spatial access to acute hospitals in the U.S. South region amid rural hospital closures, conversions, and mergers, which have decreased the supply of hospitals since 1990. In sum, racial disparities in spatial access were most pronounced for travel distances/times to the nearest alternative hospital, underscoring the importance of both temporal and spatial equity.

URL

https://doi.org/10.1080/13562576.2022.2098649

Reference Type

Journal Article

Year Published

2022

Journal Title

Space and Polity

Author(s)

Planey, Arrianna Marie
Wong, Sandy
Planey, Donald A.
Ko, Michelle J.

Article Type

Regular

Continent/Country

United States

State

Southern US

Race/Ethnicity

Black
Hispanic/Latinx
American Indian
White

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