Description Our Planet’s Food and Health is one of seven Planet Geography Monographs, each of which covers one option of the Standard Level and Higher Level Options for IBDP Geography Paper 1. The 4 chapters mirror the structure of the syllabus. The same content is also available as chapters 21 to 24 in Our Dynamic Planet.Chapter 1· Global patterns in food and nutrition indicatorsThe nutrition transitionGlobal patterns in health indicatorsTrends in global healthChapter 2· Sustainability and food productionVariations in food consumptionDiffusionVector-borne and water-borne diseasesCase study of diarrhoeaCase study of malariaDiffusion of diseases of poverty and diseases of affluenceChapter 3· The role of international organisationsThe influence of transnational corporationsGender rolesFamineCase study of famine-related issues in the SahelChapter 4· Possible solutions to food insecurityCase study of food insecurity in YemenContemporary approaches to food productionPrevention and treatment in managing diseaseCase study of medical care in Majiang, ChinaManaging pandemicsCase study of the ebola pandemic
