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Association of American Geographers

North American and International Health Geographers
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Specialty Group Chair, Jim Wilson announces the winners of the HMGSG travel awards for this year's AAG Conference: Paul L. Delamaster, PhD student, Michigan State University, Department of Geography -- The relationship between potential spatial accessibility of hospitals and utilization of hospital services.
Kimberly Devotta, Masters student, McMaster University, School of Geography and Earth Sciences -- Environmental Influences on patient satisfaction and attitudes towards breast cancer care: A regional cancer centre case study.


Latest News and Reminders

Non-Students - 243
Students - 202

Total - 445



The preliminary program for the AAG Annual Meeting
is available online. The searchable program includes an agenda of sessions, plenary speakers, and specialty group meetings. You can browse the program by presenterr, keyword, title, or specialty group. You can also view sessions by day using the calendar of events.
View the Preliminary Program
There are 31 sessions listed for HMGSG this year!
Read About Us here - and contact officers

Bulletins and Notices page
Jobs, upcoming events, and opportunities

Selected current bibliography Check frequently -- this page is updated at least once weekly with new entries

Jacques May Thesis Prize

Online Health Geography syllabus repository

HMGSG (Peter Gould) Student Paper Competition

Association of American Geographers Link

North American Health Geographers Profiles
Featuring:
David Lopez-Carr

International Health Geographers Profiles
Featuring:
Paul Norman

International Medical Geography Symposium Info and History

Useful links for health geographers

Other health geography products, groups and organizations


Medical Geography