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Yazarlar: Emine Şeyda SATILMIŞ, İrem AKKAYA BÜYÜKCİVELEK, Cigdem VAROL

Konular:Sosyal

DOI:10.31198/idealkent.844589

Anahtar Kelimeler:Urban Health,Health Services,Spatial Location,Accessibility,Covid-19,Ankara-Çankaya

Özet: The New Coronavirus Disease (Covid-19) first appeared in Wuhan Province, China in late December 2019 and had spread all over the world since January 2020. As the epidemic became serious on a global scale, a pandemic was declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) on March 11, 2020. Covid-19's reaching a global level has become threatening the entire population in the world. While cities are the main sources in the spread of epidemics, they are also the places that offer solutions to prevent the spread of infectious diseases and to improve the health of the population. Nowadays, the delivery of services, which is one of the three main focal points of the urban health approach, has gained importance with Covid-19 in urban areas. In this period, the need for preventive, curative and rehabilitative personal health services has increased and the insufficiency of primary health care services has become to the agenda. This study aims to discuss the provision of health services during the pandemic period by examining the spatial location decisions of health services in Çankaya district of Ankara, determining the spatial standards and accessibility within the legal scope. For this purpose, the location, size and capacity of health service areas in Çankaya district of Ankara were determined by the data obtained from the relevant institutions and organizations for the spatial location selection decisions of the health service areas in Çankaya district of Ankara. In the analysis by using geographic information systems, the levels of the response of the health services' location, compliance with standards and accessibility was questioned in the long-term service need and delivery, taking into account of the spatial spread of Covid-19.

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