GIS tutorial for health / Kristen S. Kurland, Wilpen L. Gorr.
GIS Tutorial for Health, fifth edition, teahes GIS and analysis skills to health professionals and students. Using health-care scenarios, the book demonstrates how to process and visualize health data to better manage services and support health-care policy ... [and] includes lessons and exercises o...
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Redlands, Calif. :
Esri Press,
[2014]
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| Edition: | Fifth edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Part 1: GIS benefits and map basics: Chapter 1: Introducing GIS and health applications; Chapter 2: Visualizing health data
- Part 2: Preparation of map data: Chapter 3: Designing maps for a health study; Chapter 4: Projecting, downloading, and using spatial data; Chapter 5: Downloading and preparing spatial and tabular data; Chapter 6: Geocoding tabular data
- Part 3: Spatial analysis: Chapter 7: Processing and analyzing spatial data; Chapter 8: Transforming data using approximate methods; Chapter 9: Using ArcGIS spatial analyst for demand estimation
- Part 4: GIS case studies: Chapter 10: Studying food-borne-disease outbreaks; Chapter 11: Forming local chapters of ACHE.