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Summary
Summary
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. This geographical perspective generates new approaches in the study of communicable disease control, environmental health protection, health needs assessment, planning and policy, operational public health management, and many other areas.
GIS in Public Health Practice includes contributions from the leading researchers in the field who participated in the First European Conference on Geographic Information Sciences and Public Health. This event promoted the use of GIS within the realm of public health. Specifically selected and expanded contributions illustrate particular areas of application and address issues of major importance. Many of the chapters have a UK or European focus, but examine issues, principles, and methods that are relevant worldwide.
GIS in Public Health Practice is the first book to treat GIS as more than a mere technology. It recognizes GIS as a science that encompasses the development and application of scientific methods toward solving societal problems, an emerging facet of public health research and practice. This compilation is beneficial to all practitioners and researchers with an interest in public health.
Author Notes
Ravi Maheswaran, Massimo Craglia
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Introduction and Overview | p. 1 |
Section 1 Disease Mapping and Spatial Analysis | |
Chapter 2 Basic Issues in Geographical Analysis | p. 13 |
Chapter 3 Disease Mapping: Basic Approaches and New Developments | p. 31 |
Chapter 4 Clustering of Disease | p. 51 |
Section 2 GIS Applications in Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health Protection | |
Chapter 5 GIS and Communicable Disease Control | p. 71 |
Chapter 6 New Zealand Experience of Salmonella Brandenburg Infection in Humans and Animals | p. 91 |
Chapter 7 Using GIS for Environmental Exposure Assessment: Experiences from the Small Area Health Statistics Unit | p. 109 |
Chapter 8 Using Modeled Outdoor Air Pollution Data for Health Surveillance | p. 125 |
Chapter 9 Health and Environment Information Systems | p. 151 |
Section 3 GIS Applications in Healthcare Planning and Policy | |
Chapter 10 Health GIS in the English National Health Service: A Regional Solution | p. 167 |
Chapter 11 GIS in District Public Health Work | p. 179 |
Chapter 12 Using GIS to Assess Accessibility to Primary Healthcare Services | p. 187 |
Chapter 13 GIS in Public Healthcare Planning: The United States Perspective | p. 205 |
Section 4 Data Protection and E-Governance Issues in Public Health | |
Chapter 14 GIS and Public Health in the Information Society | p. 229 |
Chapter 15 Data Protection and Medical Research | p. 251 |
Chapter 16 Public and Patient Attitudes Toward the Use of Their Health Information: A Review of the Literature | p. 265 |
Chapter 17 Mobile Phone Positioning Systems and the Accessibility of Health Services | p. 277 |
Chapter 18 Conclusions and Future Prospects | p. 287 |
Index | p. 297 |