The use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in the health sector is an idea whose time has come. The current applications of GIS in health are diverse and extensive. The present GIS environment is heavily driven by technology and such an approach is indeed logical for the most part. However, the needs of less-developed countries in utilizing the concepts and technologies of mapping should not be neglected in the continuing evolution of GIS. Geographic Information Systems and Health Applications presents
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This volume is successful in bringing together a comprehensive picture of how GIS are being used for health applications. -- Annals of the Geographic Information Systems and Health Applications, March 2004, Volume 94, Number 1
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Omar A. Khan has a keen interest in the field of health and GIS and has served as co-chair of the First and Second International Health Geographics Conferences. His interests include health care for the under-served and an active research interest in international health. Khan has a faculty appointment at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. He served as the first Director of the South Asia Infectious Disease Network (SAIDNET) and presently works with the South Asia Public Health Forum as well. He has served as a consultant for the US Dept of Health & Human Services as well as international disease control programs such as the AIDS International Training & Research Program (AITRP), through the University of Alabama School of Public Health.
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I thought the book was a nice compilation of work from around the world. It is not exhaustive like a textbook but the fact that each chapter is a seprate entity makes it interesting reading. Chapters cover some major themes of interest in GIS. I liked it and will probably use individual chapters as course material. It should be good for practitioners too. The format would be good for a continuing series along the lines of this book.
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maximum local statistic, ofthe study area, spatial scan statistic, groups ofprofessionals, mode oftransmission, alcohol outlet density, breast cancer maps, spatial cluster analysis, catchment method, ofalcohol problems, breast cancer clusters, male child mortality, snail habitat, prevalence villages, snail surveys, determinants ofhealth, ofbreast cancer, county centroids, spatial risk, health geographics, roadway mile, avoidable hospitalizations, alcohol outlets, positive rabies, ofpublic health Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
New York, United States, Los Angeles, New Zealand, San Diego, Idea Group Inc, Long Island, Social Science, Human Services, American Journal, San Francisco, West Virginia, International Journal, National Cancer Institute, Oxford University Press, Poyang Lake, American Community Survey, Hunterdon Medical Center, San Jose, Anning River Valley, John Wiley, Shiles Creek, African Americans, Hunterdon County, World Health Organization New!
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