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GIS and Epidemiology

GIS and Epidemiology. Looking at AIDS and Influenza. GIS in Healthcare. Long traditions for studying the spatial patterns of health and disease pre-dating GIS technologies. How does the use of modern GIS tools give added value to the study of health research?

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GIS and Epidemiology

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  1. GIS and Epidemiology Looking at AIDS and Influenza

  2. GIS in Healthcare • Long traditions for studying the spatial patterns of health and disease pre-dating GIS technologies. • How does the use of modern GIS tools give added value to the study of health research? • Databases and Increased numbers of Data • Visual representations • Surveillance and monitoring

  3. GIS in Healthcare 2 • Interaction between environmental quality and Human health • Environmental Epidemiology • Geographical Epidemiology • The role of GIS as a Decision Support System • Financial and Ethical issues • Often highly publicised disease or illness e.g. Leukaemia or Meningitis despite lower incidence • HIV & AIDS – “The War on AIDS” G.W.Bush • Confidentiality of surveillance

  4. Software Tools • SPLANCS • INFO-MAP • LISP-STAT • ARC/INFO • Epi Info 2000

  5. Epi Info 2000 • Used across Africa for developing non-laboratory model system for AIDS • Replacement for Epi Info 6 • Available at no cost • Questionnaires developed and customised with ease • Data can be analysed • Displayed as Tables, Graphs or Maps

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