Name: 比爾‧達文霍(Bill Davenhall)：健康本於所居
Uploaded: 2010-01-25T09:30:00Z
Duration: 9 min 8 s
Description: 你所居住過的地方，和飲食、基因一樣會影響你的健康，但卻往往沒有被列在醫療紀錄上。在TEDMED大會上，達文霍告訴我們，一般人所忽略的政府提供的地理資訊(包含當地的心臟病發機率到有毒廢棄物掩埋場資訊等)可以和GPS設備配合使用，讓醫生得以掌握患者狀況。這就是「地理醫學」。

你所居住過的地方，和飲食、基因一樣會影響你的健康，但卻往往沒有被列在醫療紀錄上。在TEDMED大會上，達文霍告訴我們，一般人所忽略的政府提供的地理資訊(包含當地的心臟病發機率到有毒廢棄物掩埋場資訊等)可以和GPS設備配合使用，讓醫生得以掌握患者狀況。這就是「地理醫學」。

比爾‧達文霍(Bill Davenhall)：健康本於所居

A person’s environment shapes health just as powerfully as genetics or lifestyle, yet few doctors ever ask about place history. After surviving a heart attack, the speaker reflected on decades spent inhaling pollutants in multiple cities but found that environmental risks never appeared in his medical records. Billions are spent collecting geographic health data, but this information rarely reaches the exam room. Harnessing location data and adding it to health records could help people and doctors make smarter, safer choices.