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Author Cromley, Ellen K., author.

Title GIS and public health / Ellen K. Cromley, Sara L. McLafferty
Edition Second edition
Published New York : Guilford Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xxiv, 503 pages) : illustrations, maps
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 -- Health disparities -- Public participation GIS and community health
Summary "Authoritative and comprehensive, this is the leading text and professional resource on using geographic information systems (GIS) to analyze and address public health problems. Basic GIS concepts and tools are explained, including ways to access and manage spatial databases. The book presents state-of-the-art methods for mapping and analyzing data on population, health events, risk factors, and health services, and for incorporating geographical knowledge into planning and policy. Numerous maps, diagrams, and real-world applications are featured. The companion Web page provides lab exercises with data that can be downloaded for individual or course use"--Provided by publisher
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Notes Print version record
Subject Geographic information systems.
Public health -- Data processing
Medicine -- Data processing.
Medical informatics.
Public health administration.
Medical geography.
Geography.
Information storage and retrieval systems.
Public health.
Geographic Information Systems
Medical Informatics Applications
Public Health Administration
Topography, Medical
Geography
Information Systems
Public Health
Medical Informatics
geographic information systems.
geography.
information retrieval services.
information storage.
public health.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Human Geography.
MEDICAL -- Public Health.
SCIENCE -- Earth Sciences -- Geography.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Cartography.
MEDICAL -- Epidemiology.
MEDICAL -- General.
MEDICAL -- Health Care Delivery.
MEDICAL -- Health Policy.
MEDICAL -- Allied Health Services -- Medical Technology.
MEDICAL -- Biotechnology.
MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
MEDICAL -- Lasers in Medicine.
TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING -- Biomedical.
Public health administration
Public health
Medicine -- Data processing
Medical informatics
Medical geography
Information storage and retrieval systems
Geography
Geographic information systems
Public health -- Data processing
Geoinformationssystem
Geomedizin
Geoinformationssystem.
Gesundheitswesen.
Folkhälsa.
Geografiska informationssystem.
Genre/Form geographic information systems.
Geospatial data
Geographic information systems
Geographic information systems.
Geospatial data.
Systèmes d'information géographique.
Données géospatiales.
Form Electronic book
Author McLafferty, Sara, 1951- author.
ISBN 9781609187514
1609187512