Objective To develop a conceptual framework for investigating the role of racial/ethnic
residential segregation on health care disparities. Data Sources and Settings Review of the …

Background Inequalities in geographic access to health care result from the configuration of
facilities, population distribution, and the transportation infrastructure. In recent accessibility …

Background Primary health care is essential in improving and maintaining the health of
populations. It has the potential to accelerate achievement of the Millennium Development …

This paper provides an introduction to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and how
they can be used. It reviews the current state of GIS use in health care before identifying the …

Geographers play important roles in public health research, particularly in understanding
healthcare accessibility, utilisation, and individual healthcare experiences. Most accessibility …

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate access to inpatient obstetric care, we determined the proportions
of women of reproductive age who resided within 30-minute and 60-minute driving times to …

To introduce the sub‐discipline of health geography and its developing interests, this paper
initially reviews the different forms of arguments mounted by researchers. First, arguments …

The Cardiac Access-Remoteness Index of Australia (Cardiac ARIA) used geographic
information systems (GIS) to model population level, road network accessibility to cardiac …

Background. Transport of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) patients expeditiously to
appropriately equipped hospitals is of paramount importance. Objective. We sought to test …

Objective. The aim of this study is to describe and compare access and barriers to health
services in three proximal yet topographically distinct communities in northern Honduras …