Front Matter; Exploratory Spatial Analysis Methods in Cancer Prevention and Control; Environmental Risk Factor Diagnosis for Epidemics; A Study on Spatial Decision Support Systems for Epidemic Disease Prevention Based on ArcGIS; Development of a Cross-Domain Web-based GIS Platform to Support Surveillance and Control of Communicable Diseases; A GIS Application for Modeling Accessibility to Health Care Centers in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia; Applying GIS in Physical Activity Research: Community 'Walkability' and Walking Behaviors
Summary
The book is a compilation of methodological and application developments in spatial epidemiological approaches for environmental and public health studies in the Asia Pacific region. It is intended for practitioners in the field, including geospatial experts, practicing epidemiologists, medical doctors, environmentalists and public health physicians concerned with the impact of environmental exposures on the health of population
Notes
"This book is a result of the International Conference in GIS and Health held on 27-29 June 2006 in Hong Kong"--Page v