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The access to, and provision of, health care is — quite literally — a matter of life and death. Yet most health analysis is based on a-spatial (i.e., placeless) categories such as socioeconomic status, race, gender, or population density that do not facilitate the delivery of health services to the most needy populations. We propose using an explicitly spatial approach to reveal previously hidden patterns of underserved or at-risk populations. Whether this visualization technique is used at the national, state, or local level, it serves as a valuable analytical tool to reestablish the notion that “space matters.”
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Cossman, R.E., Cossman, J.S., Blanchard, T.C., James, W.L., Cosby, A. (2004). Mortality Rates Across Time: Does Persistence Suggest “Healthy and Unhealthy Places” in the United States?. In: Janelle, D.G., Warf, B., Hansen, K. (eds) WorldMinds: Geographical Perspectives on 100 Problems. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-2352-1_15
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