ABSTRACT
This chapter examines the contribution of geographers to the study of health-related behavior. We aim to complement recent geographical reviews of the same subject matter (e.g., Twigg and Cooper, 2010) by providing an updated assessment, identifying contemporary themes and emerging agendas. We define “health-related behavior” as encompassing smoking, drinking, diet and physical activity, the commonly listed key health behaviors implicated collectively in 18.5% of the global mortality burden (World Health Organization, 2009).
