GIS in Health
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This document discusses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and their applications in health. It provides examples of early GIS use in health like John Snow's cholera maps. It then outlines key uses of GIS in health like mapping disease spread, locating health facilities, and aiding hospital administration. Specific applications mentioned include tracking breast cancer, malaria, nursing homes, and hazardous spill sites. Finally, it lists some free and open source GIS software and resources for further information on health and GIS.
GIS in Health
- 1. Geographic Information System (GIS) in Health
- 2. Agenda ● GIS in Health: WHAT, WHY? ● HOW: GIS Applications in Health ● Some Live Examples ● Free and Open Source GIS Software
- 3. Early GIS Application in Health ● Broad Street cholera outbreak (1854) – Snow's theory that cholera came from contaminated water differed from a commonly held theory tht diseases were transmitted by inhaling vapors.
- 4. ●GIS in Health: WHAT, WHY? ● Medical Geography – how disease & health care are distributed spatially. ● Epidemiology – maps progress of disease, famines, toxic spills and other health disasters ● Health facility surveys – existing, best locations for new ones. ● Hospital admin, pharmaceutical companies, managed care providers, etc,
- 5. HOW: GIS Applications in Health ● Breast Cancer cases at Cape Cod ● Malaria cases in Kenya ● Nursing Homes in Florida ● Large Health Service Providers tracking service areas (including HMOs) ● A University Medical Center servicing more than 34,000 patients and about 0.5 million outpatients. ● Tracking hazardous substances (spill)
- 6. Some Live Examples ● District Health Information System - http://www.dhis2.org/ ● Epispider - ● http://www.epispider.net/ ● Geolocate4Health - http://telehealth-ph.appspot.com/g4h/#pois.list
- 7. Free and Open Source GIS Software ● Quantum GIS - http://www.qgis.org/ ● OpenLayers - http://openlayers.org ● Open Source - http://opensourcegis.org/ ● Free GIS - http://freegis.org/
- 8. Resources / References ● Health and GIS - http://www.spatialhydrology.com/health/health.htm ● International Journal of Health Geographics - http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/ ● GIS Use in Public Health and Healthcare - http://healthmap.wordpress.com/