Objective = Prevention better than cure?

Discuss the geographic factors that determine the relative emphasis placed by policy makers, in one country or region, on

prevention as opposed to treatment of disease.

What is the difference between curative and preventative

healthcare?Write your own definition of curative healthcare

and preventative healthcare – and include the examples below with the correct term/definition– Screening for diabetes– Heart transplant– Inoculations for diseases such as polio, or Hepatitis B– Pap smears to detect cervical cancer in women– Lung transplant

Recap – which healthcare method is better and why? Are there any barriers to using preventative vs curative healthcare?

Discuss the geographic factors that determine the relative emphasis placed by policy makers, in one country or region, on

prevention as opposed to treatment of disease.Case study – Maijing County, Guizhou, China

Read p.415-421 in Planet Geography

1. State the location of Maijing and describe its geography.

2. List the ways in which Maijing County and the Amity Foundation have co-operated to promote preventative healthcare in Maijing County.

3. Describe the geographical factors that influence the location of new medical clinics in Maijing.

4. How successful has the promotion of preventative healthcare in Maijing been? Support your answer with place specific examples and key stats/facts.

“Geographic factors are not important for policy makers who are deciding whether to implement preventative healthcare rather than curative healthcare.” Discuss this statement, with reference to one country or region (10m)

Homework… red ones hand in on paper

• Hw – q’s 1-4 page 415/411 from PG

• Slide 3 on here

• Health variations worldwide… what else did you do?

• Advantages and disadvantages of each measurement type

• Read the two textbooks – Food and Health chapters

• Read the Geogalltheway bit about all this

• Finish work on Uganda