1st Edition

GIS in Public Health Practice

Edited By Massimo Craglia, Ravi Maheswaran Copyright 2004
324 Pages
by CRC Press

324 Pages 60 B/W Illustrations
by CRC Press

320 Pages
by CRC Press

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... Read more
Introduction. Disease Mapping and Spatial Analysis. GIS Applications in Communicable Disease Control and Environmental Health Protection. GIS Applications in Health Care Planning and Policy. GIS, Data Protection and E-Governance Issues in Public Health.

Biography

Ravi Maheswaran, Massimo Craglia