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We invite submissions to a special logo Design Competition. Prizes will be awarded for the 1st ($250) 2nd ($100) and 3rd ($50) place entries. Submission Details Eligibility Review Questions or Concerns?

On behalf of HMGSG, I am excited to announce our first set of talks part of our Speaker Series. Please Join us on Wednesday , October 26th at 1 PM EST . We will hear from Dr Debs Ghosh (University … Continue reading →

Dear HMGSG members, The board would like to provide mentoring opportunities to students at the AAG virtual conference.  Faculty, industry employees, or senior PhD students will help students in topics for graduate school, jobs, and research related to health and … Continue reading →

Hi HMGSG Community, I am excited to share the 2022 HMGSG newsletter (please see attached link).  Many thanks to our members for contributing material and making this a fascinating read! You will find many intriguing sections, including the HMGSG-sponsored sessions at AAG, … Continue reading →

On behalf of HMGSG, I am excited to announce our second set of talks part of our Speaker Series. Please join us on Tuesday, November 9th at 2pm EST.  We will hear from Dr. Michael Widener (University of Toronto) and … Continue reading →

This seminar series examines the different applications of medical geography using Qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-methods. We have two presentations titled:1) What can geography contribute to our understanding of health and wellbeing?2) Spatial autologistic model to predict the presence of arsenic … Continue reading →

Melinda S. Meade Travel Awards (AAG)Yu Lan: UNC-CharlotteZhiyue (Luna) Xia: University of Maryland Data Visualization Competition – Dynamic The US COVID Atlas: https://theuscovidatlas.orgDylan Halpern, Marynia Kolak, Qinyun Lin, Vidal Anguino, Susan Paykin, Xun Li — University of Chicago Data Visualization … Continue reading →

Dear members: The AAG Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group (HMGSG) is looking for nominations to fill upcoming vacancies for the 2021-2022 board. This year we are seeking nominations for the following positions: – 1 Vice-Chair – 2 At-Large Board … Continue reading →

Deadline: March 26, 2021 The Health and Medical Geography Specialty Group (HMGSG) of the American Association of Geographers is offering the Melinda S. Meade Graduate Student Travel Award for the virtual AAG Annual Meeting in April 2021.  This award provides … Continue reading →

The GEOMED Conference (in-person) has been postponed one year, but this year will include a series of remote talks and workshops (see link below).