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GIS and public health / Ellen K. Cromley, Sara L. McLafferty.
Holman Biotech Commons RA566 .C764 2002
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Cromley, Ellen K.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Geographic information systems.
- Public health--Data processing.
- Public health.
- Topography, Medical--statistics & numerical data.
- Geography--statistics & numerical data.
- Public Health--statistics & numerical data.
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Medical Subjects:
- Topography, Medical--statistics & numerical data.
- Geography--statistics & numerical data.
- Public Health--statistics & numerical data.
- Epidemiologic Methods.
- Physical Description:
- xx, 340 pages : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Guilford Press, [2002]
- Summary:
- This clearly written text provides a comprehensive introduction to the use of geographic information systems (GIS) in analyzing and addressing public health problems. The book lays a solid foundation in GIS, guides the reader through basic concepts and methods, and emphasizes practical applications. Described are ways that GIS can be used to map health events, identify disease clusters, investigate environmental health problems, and understand the spread of communicable and vector-borne infectious disease. Also covered are strategies for assessing patterns of health services delivery and assisting community groups in identifying local health issues. Each chapter includes numerous tables, figures, and concrete examples, as well as useful references and Internet resources. Complementing the text, for a limited time, is a special website featuring sample GIS databases that users can download for hands-on practice with a variety of spatial analytical techniques.
- Contents:
- Geographic information systems
- Spatial data
- Spatial databases for public health
- Mapping health information
- Analyzing spatial clustering of health events
- Analyzing environmental hazards
- Analyzing the risk and spread of infectious diseases
- Exploring the ecology of vector-borne disease
- Analyzing access to health services
- Locating health services
- GIS and public health.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 301-328) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1572307072
- OCLC:
- 48383499
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