NAME: _______________________________

GEO-JOURNAL

I. Demographics
GEOGRAPHICAL
Refer to www.cia.gov World Fact Book:
1. Country Name: ____________________
2. Continent on which country resides:

___________________

3. Print out a map of your country and include below.

4. Country Description (tropical, dry, landlocked, mountainous): _____________
5. Weather (rainy & dry seasons): ____________________________

POPULATION CHARACTERISTICS
Refer to International Data Base website:
http://www.census.gov/population/international/data/idb/informationGateway.php
1. Select your country name from the drop down menu and choose three dates, ideally 25 years
apart to represent past, present and future (i.e. 1985, 2010, 2035).
2. Print out the Demographic Indicator page and include below.
3. Select the Population Pyramid tab, print out the three population pyramids for the years chosen
and include below.

TRENDS:
Urbanization (populations in rural areas vs. urban):

_____________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________
Migration: _______________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Refugees (Refer to www.unhcr.org/cgi-bin/texis/vtx/home):
Are there refugees leaving the country? __________________________________________
Is this country a host for refugees from other countries? ____________________________
Are there Internally Displaced people? __________________________________________
ECONOMIC:
Unit of country:______________________________________________________________
Exchange rate: ______________________________________________________________
Per capita income:

______________________________________________________________

Women's status:

______________________________________________________________

POLITICAL:
What kind of system? ______________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
How does country policy affect health care delivery?

_____________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
Brief country history: ______________________________________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________
Major Events of last 100 years (war, natural disasters): __________________________________
________________________________________________________________________________

CULTURAL:
Predominant culture and language:

__________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________
Ethnic group(s)/language(s):

________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________
Religious beliefs:

______________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________
Women's roles and status:

________________________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________________
Relatively unique to this country ______________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________
EDUCATION:
Adult literacy by gender or girl children: _____________________________________________

II. Health Status

PHARMACEUTICALS:
In-country manufacture and/or source of Imported Drugs?:
Major forms of traditional medicine, home remedies:

_______________________________

_____________________________________

NUTRITION:
Principle food crops: ______________________________________________________________
Major staples: ____________________________________________________________________
Vitamin A deficiency: ______________________________________________________________
Iodine deficiency:

______________________________________________________________

Breastfeeding practices:

________________________________________________________

Weaning practices/foods:

________________________________________________________

Is there food security:

________________________________________________________

INFECTIOUS DISEASES (Refer to www.WHO.int)

List the prevalence and incidence of the top three (3) infectious diseases in terms of both
morbidity AND mortality for under 5 years age population AND adult population.
CHRONIC DISEASES (Refer to www.WHO.int)
List the prevalence and incidence of the top three (3) chronic diseases in terms of both morbidity
AND mortality for under 5 years age population AND adult population.
HIV AIDS (Refer to www.UNAIDS.org) Year: ?
People living with HIV
New HIV infections
AIDS related deaths
Adult HIV prevalence (%)

Diseases relatively unique to this country:

___________________________________________

Is there evidence of epidemiologic transition? Explain. ____________________________________

III. Health Care Resources

HEALTH SERVICES:
Type(s) of health care systems (describe):

___________________________________________

How is health funded (who pays? how?):

___________________________________________

Per capita budget for health care:

Who receives care? Where?

__________________________________________________

________________________________________________________

Geographic distribution (rural vs. urban):

___________________________________________

HEALTH WORKERS:
Types: Professional:

________________________________________________________

Paraprofessional:

__________________________________________________

Community Health Worker:

Traditional Healer:
How trained:

___________________________________________

__________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________

How utilized: ____________________________________________________________________

Physician/population ratio:

________________________________________________________

Other health professionals/population ratio:

___________________________________________

IV. References
Refer to http://citationmachine.net/index2.php
List your references in APA format.

Modified 10/3/13
Used with permission by:
Tracy Carroll, PT, MPH
International Health Course, FCM 896A
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