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Subject: SWG meeting February 21
RHODA
QUAN*
MEDICAL GEOGRAPHY: ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE
THURSDAY,
FEBRUARY 21, 2008
HOSPITALITY AT 5PM PRESENTATION AT 6 P.M.
Hexter Award Lounge
4th floor (turn left when exiting the elevator)
*Rhoda Quan is one of two
recipients of Fellowships offered to Hunter students in geography by SWG New
York Chapter. (We will hear from Erin Araujo later in the year, as she is now
on a research trip in
Access to health care is a multidimensional concept that is hard to define, yet
affects us all. It is an issue that scholars and professionals in diverse
disciplines such as sociology, economics, political science and geography have
devoted substantial efforts to study. Geography has and continues to make a
unique contribution towards a better understanding of the spatial dimension of
access. Merely being close to health care services is no guarantee of access to
those services. Both geographic and non-geographic factors can influence who
actually uses health services.
Rhoda will be discussing her thesis topic in the area of medical geography,
which involves the use of geospatial techniques to further our understanding of
spatial access to health care in the
Rhoda is currently working on her thesis towards the completion of her Masters
Degree in Geography at
Please join us for refreshments and chat time at 5PM. Meet Rhoda, and hear
about the outstanding work our fellowships support at Hunter.
Bring along a contribution for refreshments!