Executive summary Remarkable gains have been made in global health in the past 25
years, but progress has not been uniform. Mortality and morbidity from common conditions …

Research at the confluence of accessibility, equity and health is flourishing. And yet, there is
only slow and modest progress in terms of improving the spatial and temporal accuracy of …

Background Indigenous peoples often find it difficult to access appropriate mainstream
primary health care services. Securing access to primary health care services requires more …

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 …

Objective To develop a conceptual framework for investigating the role of racial/ethnic
residential segregation on health care disparities. Data Sources and Settings Review of the …

ObjectiveThrough a literature review, we investigated the geographic information systems
(GIS) methods used to define the food environment and the types of spatial measurements …

Background Maternal and perinatal mortality could be reduced if all women delivered in
settings where skilled attendants could provide emergency obstetric care (EmOC) if …

This research explores the confluence of big data analytics and Geographic information
systems (GIS) in healthcare decision-making. The comparative review delineates the unique …

The field of medical geographic information systems (Medical GIS) has become extremely
useful in understanding the bigger picture of public health. The discipline holds a substantial …

The literature on preparing teachers for urban schools provides a rationale for helping
candidates understand the particular cultures of students. However, research has not …