Abstract
The potential of merging anthropology and mapping became clear to us (guest editors Namino Glantz & Ben McMahan) as we sought novel means of improving health among the elderly in Mexico. To share our own experiences and hear about others, we organized a session—The medical anthropology-map merger: Harnessing GIS for participatory health research—at the Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA) Annual Meeting, held in March 2007 in Tampa, Florida. Presenters detailed case studies to explore how mapping strengthened health research by enriching understanding of the dynamics of health and well-being, and by promoting community engagement in research and intervention. At the same meeting, the PA editors agreed to dedicate this issue of Practicing Anthropology to showcasing the innovative directions that anthropology can take by incorporating participatory mapping. Featured authors—nearly all participants in the SfAA session—illuminate and expand upon the themes Mark Nichter mentions above.
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