GIS in Public Health Practice

by Massimo Craglia (Editor), Ravi Maheswaran (Editor)

Overview

Significant advances in the evaluation and use of geographic information have had a major effect on key elements of public health. Strides in mapping technology as well as the availability and accuracy of health information enable public health practitioners to link and analyze data in new ways at international, regional, and even street levels. Th

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781040200292
Publisher:	CRC Press
Publication date:	04/19/2016
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	320
File size:	10 MB

About the Author

Ravi Maheswaran, Massimo Craglia

Table of Contents

Introduction. Disease Mapping and Spatial Analysis. GIS Applications in Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health Protection. GIS Applications in Health Care Planning and Policy. GIS, Data Protection and E-Governance Issues in Public Health.