Health, Life Course, and Place

This group develops a new perspective that brings together multiple disciplines and modes of inquiry related to health, changing life courses, and places. Our core assumption is that health, in its broadest sense, cannot be fully understood without an intimate knowledge of the human life course and the places where people live.

Goals

To foster dialogue between currently disparate ideas and strands of literature on health, life courses, and places
To examine places and their impact on health
To analyse the life course in relation to health, health expectations, and living well in specific places

Main Areas of Study

Anthropology
Human geography
Economics
Sociology
Cultural studies
Medical humanities

Main Research Questions

What are the relationships between health and place?
How do people perceive their well-being and ill-being throughout the life course?
What are the critical turning points in the life course in relation to health and place?
How can we develop better places for healthy living and the inclusion of diverse life courses?