Health geography
Where care is available, where it is not, and what that distance costs in health outcomes.
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Braided river, aerial Geography · 17 min · Jun 2, 2026Smoke in the Lungs of the City
Wildfire smoke blankets Alberta for weeks each summer. Not everyone can close a window.
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Prairie section road Geography · 16 min · Apr 28, 2026The Distance to Care
Alberta has among the worst physician-to-population ratios in Canada. For most residents that is a statistic. For a growing number it is a geography — measured in hours and kilometres.
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Glacial valley at dusk Geography · 14 min · May 19, 2026Winter as a Health System
At -40°C, pipes freeze, roads close, ambulances slow down, and emergency rooms fill. Cold is not background. It is infrastructure.
