Geographic Information Systems in Public Health introduces students to the uses of GIS in
the field of public health. This text explains the pitfalls and limitations of practical GIS in …

Geographic information systems provide powerful tools that can enable public health
practitioners to analyze and visualize data and to make informed decisions in a timely and …

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 …

There is a growing understanding and appreciation regarding the power of health and
health-related information in planning and implementing health programs. Given these …

The past decade has witnessed wide‐ranging applications of geographic information
systems (GIS) in public health. The literature on GIS and medical geography has …

This paper provides an introduction to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and how
they can be used. It reviews the current state of GIS use in health care before identifying the …

The purpose of this literature review is to identify how geographic information system (GIS)
applications have been used in health-related research and to critically examine the issues …

▪ Abstract Geographic information systems (GIS) and analyses based on GIS have become
widespread and well accepted. GIS is not the complete solution to understanding the …

The use of geographic information system (GIS) technology allows public health
practitioners to explore disparities in health, analyze disease outbreaks, and prioritize the …

Of the three core epidemiologic variables of time, place, and person, place always has been
the most difficult and time consuming to analyze and to depict. GIS provides a valuable new …