Medico-geographical assessment of socioeconomic conditions in the West Kazakhstan province

Based on using the methods of medico-geographical regionalization, an attempt is made for the first time to quantify the influence of the socioeconomic conditions on human health in the West Kazakhstan province. As a component part of integral medico-geographical regionalization, we suggest the medico-social regionalization and outline the essence of the relevant technique proposed by these authors. We present the results from carrying out an assessment of the social, economic and medical conditions having influence upon the sickness rate of the population, and the map of medico-social areas of the West Kazakhstan province.