Lecture 10 - Covid and health geography Flashcards
Who proposed the ideal of national exceptionalism during COVID
HO & MADDRELL - 2020
they also say that the impacts of covid were determined by pre-existing social inequalities
What is Bambra’s argument about covid reshaping health inequalities
‘existing inequalities in health, income, and housing conditions can interact syndemically with pandemic-induced workplace risks and changes in household income, to create a situation in which collateral damage is almost certain to occur.’ (p. 51) - trying to take broad approach where health is not just disease outcomes - is a broader definition
What do Ho and Maddrell 2020 argue health geography needs to focus on
Gendered divides: especially impact on paid work, unequal distribution of unpaid work; gendered violence
Age groups: significance of youth unemployment and mental health; risks of covid and isolation for the elderly
Migration and mobility: impact on migrant workers and their families, and internally displaced people
Role of mutual aid and collective actions to challenge inequalities: e.g. Black Lives Matter protests, volunteer ambulances - need to have whole new scope - this is the moment they can intervene in policy - visual health geographies for example - rainbows
