Spatial health inequalities : adapting GIS tools and data analysis / Esra Ozdenerol.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ozdenerol, Esra, author.

Contributor:

EBSCOhost.

Dr. D. Sergeant Pepper Memorial Fund.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical care--Geographic information systems.

Medical care.

Public health--Geographic information systems.

Public health.

Medical informatics.

Geographic Information Systems.

Geographic information systems.

Medical Subjects:

Geographic Information Systems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xxxi, 173 pages) : maps (some color

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, [2016]

System Details:

text file

Summary:

Spatial Health Inequalities: Adapting GIS Tools and Data Analysis demonstrates the spatial health inequalities in six most important topics in environmental and public health, including food insecurity, birth health outcomes, infectious diseases, children's lead poisoning, chronic diseases, and health care access. These are the topics that the author has done extensive research on and provides a detailed description of the topic from a global perspective. Each chapter identifies relevant data and data sources, discusses key literature on appropriate techniques, and then illustrates with real data with mapping and GIS techniques. This is a unique book for students, geographers, clinicians, health and research professionals and community members interested in applying GIS and spatial analysis to the study of health inequalities. A notable feature of the book is its companion web-based resource that provides case studies of health-care scenarios addressing each health inequality topic covered in the text. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 New Emerging Trends in Health Information Technology 1

Current Role of GIS in the Health-Care System 1

Patient-Centric Applications of GIS 3

Population-Oriented Uses of GIS 9

Citizen-Contributed Geographic Information 10

Disease and Bioterrorism Surveillance 10

Geographic Characteristics of Bioterrorism Attack 11

Crisis/Disaster Management 12

Interactive Maps and Analysis Tools 14

Conclusion 15

References 16

2 Chronic Diseases 21

Diabetes 21

Obesity 24

Scale Factor in Obesity Studies 27

Data Resources 29

Socioeconomic Data 29

Physical Environmental Data 29

Personal Environmental Attributes 30

Data Limitations 30

Cancer 31

GIS's Role in Cancer Health Disparities 31

Conclusion 35

References 35

3 Birth Health 43

Birth Morbidity Data 44

Low Birth Weight 45

Infant Mortality 49

Birth Defects 55

Conclusion 57

References 58

4 Infectious Diseases 65

Vector-Borne Diseases 66

West Nile Virus (WNV) 67

Regional Variations of WNV Distribution 72

Lyme Disease 76

Waterborne Diseases 88

Airborne Diseases 91

Sexually Transmitted Diseases 95

Drug Addiction 97

Conclusion 99

References 100

5 Children's Lead Poisoning 111

Children's Exposure to Lead 111

Data Collection Processes 113

Geocoding Screened Cases 115

Screening Techniques 117

Spatial Analytical Methods 119

Screening Activities 119

Risk Modeling 124

Environmental Risk Factors 127

Genetic Variation 130

Political Ecology 131

Conclusion 132

References 132

6 GIS's Applications in Health-Care Access 139

GIS's Role in Determining Disparities in Health-Care Access 140

Data for Health Services Resources and Planning 143

Data Limitations in Small-Area Health-Care Variation Studies 148

Spatial Issues in Rural and Regional Health Disparities 152

Health Profession Distribution 153

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Intervention Measures 156

Conclusion 156

References 157.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Electronic reproduction. Ipswich, MA Available via World Wide Web.

Description based on print version record.

Local Notes:

Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Dr. D. Sergeant Pepper Memorial Fund.

ISBN:

9781315354590

1315354594

Publisher Number:

99969602531

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.