ABSTRACT
This part introduction presents an overview of the key concepts discussed in the subsequent chapters. The part considers some key perspectives and debates that have occupied health geographers and examines the contribution that work in health geography has made to addressing these international challenges. It considers how health geographers have gone about answering some of the questions, who has been the subject of this work, and which places and spaces have been integral to answering these questions. The part provides some vivid examples of the inequalities that exist at global, national and subnational levels. It explores the vast differences in mortality, morbidity and health experiences between countries in the Global North and those in the Global South. The part covers a wide-ranging set of perspectives and debates in health geography. It identifies some of the key issues in contemporary health geography and offers a range of opportunities for improving global public health.
