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For a limited time, SpringerNature is making select chapters of my book “Health, Science, and Place: A New Model” free to the general public, for education and awareness of approaches for dealing with pandemics. Check this out at: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-319-12003-4

Thrilled to be interviewed by the Washington Post on the importance of place in your health:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/national/health-science/where-you-live-has-a-bigger-impact-on-happiness-and-health-than-you-might-imagine/2018/05/11/16be7126-2c55-11e8-8ad6-fbc50284fce8_story.html

Where you live has a bigger impact on happiness and health than you might imagine And geography may someday be an important part of your medical records.

Delighted to see Baylor College of Medicine hold a course on GeoMedicine!

Geomedicine: The Fundamentals of Health and Place

For a recap of my presentation to TCNJ students and faculty, please see:

Public health expert discusses medical geography in Brown Bag International medical geography and public health expert Amy Blatt presented her lecture, “Geomedicine: How Locations Affect Your Health,” as part of the College’s weekly Brown Bag Series on Friday…

TCNJ Brown Bag Series ~ "Geomedicine: How Locations Affects Your Health" presented by Dr. Amy Blatt,International Expert in Medical Geography & Public Health

WHEN Friday, February 23, 2018, 12:30 – 1:30pm

NOTE This event is free and open to the public; it will take place in the Mildred & Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall, Music Building. Feel free to bring your lunch and relax!

Visitor Parking information is available at: http://parking.pages.tcnj.edu/resources/visitors-guests/

Description:
Hosted by Communication Studies
Co-sponsored by the Center for Health Communication and by the Public Health Communication Club

Hear Stanford biology grad Dr. Amy Blatt share her insights from her latest book, Health, Science and Place: A New Model. The book describes striking applications of geography in medicine, public health, and patient care. Dr. Blatt will discuss the role of geography in health care and the importance of a patient’s personal residential history in the diagnosis and prognosis of disease.

This promises to be an engaging talk for anyone interested in public health research, medicine, or breakthrough concepts using geography and mapping technology to understand a person’s overall health and well-being.

SHORT BIO:

Dr. Blatt is a medical geographer and public health researcher with over 20 years of experience in the fields of geography, science, and public health. She holds a BS in biological sciences from Stanford and PhD in geography from the University of Cincinnati. Dr. Blatt was on the faculty at West Chester University and a guest lecturer at Villanova University. She has served as guest editor of the International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research and the Journal of Map and Geography Libraries. She is currently employed at Vanguard.

ARTS VENUE Mildred and Ernest E. Mayo Concert Hall

https://communicationstudies.tcnj.edu/calendar/?trumbaEmbed=eventid%3D124746903%26view%3Devent%26-childview%3D

In a recent podcast on "Empowered Patient Radio," Dr. Amy Blatt discusses the importance of geography in understanding your health. Learn more at: http://empoweredpatientradio.com/place-is-a-vital-sign-with-amy-blatt

Empowered Patient Podcast: Place is a Vital Sign with Amy Blatt Amy Blatt, biologist and international expert in geography, GIS and public health and author of Health, Science and Place: A New Model talks about the need to include where a person lives, works, and plays to understand their health, how geo-spatial medicine experts look at mass gatherings and the R...

Learn about geographic information and library sciences at:

Amy Blatt, author of Perspectives in Medical Geography: Theory and Applications for Librarians on www.routledge.com A medical geographer and public health advocate, Dr. Amy Blatt stands at the intersection of health, science, and place. She holds a BS in biological sciences from Stanford University and PhD in geography from the University of Cincinnati.

Is open-access data your friend or foe? Read this article to find out:

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15420353.2015.1125405?journalCode=wmgl20

Open-Access Geospatial Data: Promise and Potential (2016). Open-Access Geospatial Data: Promise and Potential. Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Vol. 12, No. 2, pp. 216-222. doi: 10.1080/15420353.2015.1125405

How can you volunteer your geographic information? Is this a good idea? Check out this article about volunteered geographic information (VGI):

http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/15420353.2015.1009609?journalCode=wmgl20

The Benefits and Risks of Volunteered Geographic Information (2015). The Benefits and Risks of Volunteered Geographic Information. Journal of Map & Geography Libraries: Vol. 11, No. 1, pp. 99-104. doi: 10.1080/15420353.2015.1009609

http://mapsontheweb.zoom-maps.com/post/154213522879/number-of-bird-species-by-us-county

Very pleased to announce the publication of a book monograph by Springer, entitled "Health, Science, and Place: A New Model"

http://www.springer.com/earth+sciences+and+geography/geographical+information+systems/book/978-3-319-12002-7

Health, Science, and Place - A New Model The main focus of this monograph is synthesizing the importance of geographic approaches to public health and patient care. The chapters are organized into four themed sections: the role of geography in health care reform; the ...

Want to live in a healthier community? Learn about adaptive management and health impact assessments in the planning process:

http://issuu.com/urbanplanninganddevelopment/docs/issue_four

Urban Planning and Economic Development October 2012 Urban Planning and Economic Development News Magazine provides educational information and services in urban planning and environmental conservation in a multi media format to an interconnected global community that will both enable individuals and communities to adapt to new holistic techniques and…