The Geography of Disease is a topic which has been introduced into some geography departments as part of the new KS3 (and also before, to be fair...)
On the return from the holidays (and yes, I know that some people reading this may not have broken up quite yet) who knows how Swine Flu may have spread - the holiday may even be extended.
The GA was involved in a project in 2008 with Wellcome, and the resources have a particular relevance to this situation. The GEOGRAPHY OF DISEASE project has a range of resources
and suggestions for exploring the spread of disease and identifying the 'geography'.
There is also a special page on the GA WEBSITE which provides a range of Swine Flu resources.
Graeme Eyre
Graeme Eyre, one of our Primary Geography Champions, is currently in China, and has added a fascinating "Living Geography" post to his blog about his experiences, including images of himself and the Chinese guards and temperature-taking procedures, as well as a picture of some official documents...Would make a nice mystery starter...
See the information HERE, where there is also a link to Graeme's FLICKR images.
See the information HERE, where there is also a link to Graeme's FLICKR images.
The Flu Survey website is now live, and would also be a useful resource for mapping over time.
BBC Map showing the spread of the Swine Flu is another useful resource.
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