Numbering Code	U-LAS05 10008 LE39	Year/Term	2022 ・ Second semester
Number of Credits	2	Course Type	Lecture
Target Year	Mainly 1st & 2nd year students	Target Student	For all majors
Language	English	Day/Period	Thu.2
Instructor name	BAARS, ROGER CLOUD (Graduate School of Global Environmental Studies Senior Lecturer)
Outline and Purpose of the Course	This course surveys health geography, a sub-discipline of human geography which encompasses a broad range of topics regarding human and environmental health. At its core, health geography is the study of human-environment interactions and the influence of these interactions on population health (i.e., how people interact with their physical and social environment to promote health and well-being or to increase their vulnerability to disease and/or illness). Major health issues and health care systems from around the world will be evaluated and discussed. The course covers three major integrated approaches to health geographic research: ecological (relationships between people and their environment), social (human behavior), and spatial (mapping and spatial analysis).
Course Goals	1. Facilitate a critical understanding of the inter-relationships between health, environment and society; 2. Introduce major contemporary issues in global health; 3. Promote an understanding of how human geography as a discipline contributes to understanding health and well-being; 4. Understand the impact of ecological and population change on health; 5. Explain how social, cultural and economic context impacts health; 6. Utilize maps to examine the spatial patterns of disease and risk factors that may contribute to disease.
Schedule and Contents	1: Introduction to Health Geography - A Brief Course Overview 2: Core Concepts and Approaches in Health Geography 3: Expanding Disease Ecology: Politics, Economics, and Gender 4: Systems of Healthcare and Health Care Access 5: Health Inequalities I: Global Patterns and Regional Contrasts 6: Health Inequalities II: Neighborhoods and Well-being 7: Therapeutic Landscapes: Parks and Gardens and Mental Health 8: Field Trip: Japanese Garden in Kyoto 9: People on the Move: Migration and Health 10: Population Change and Health: Aging and Place 11: Environmental Exposure and Health Risks 12: Climate Change Impacts on Public Health 13: Group Project Presentations I 14: Group Project Presentations II 15: Feedback Total: 14 classes and 1 feedback session The course schedule might change
Evaluation Methods and Policy	40% Photo Essay (1500 words), 50% Group Project (15-20 min), 10% Attendance and Participation in Class
Course Requirements	This course is for you if you have an interest in issues related to health and well-being from a human geographical perspective. In week 8, we have a field trip to Shugakuin: Participation is mandatory
Study outside of Class (preparation and review)	Students are expected to actively participate in each class. This includes the discussion of contemporary topics in small groups and writing up brief summaries of findings (worksheet). Preparatory materials include academic readings, news pieces and online media materials.
Textbooks	Textbooks/References	Required readings and materials will be distributed via PandA.