GIS IN PUBLIC HEALTH PRACTICE

By U. CASAD

CONTENTS CHAPTER INTRODUCTION AND OVERVIEW SECTION DISEASE MAPPING AND SPATIAL ANALYSIS CHAPTER BASIC ISSUES IN GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS CHAPTER DISEASE MAPPING: BASIC APPROACHES AND NEW DEVELOPMENTS CLUSTERING OF DISEASE GIS APPLICATIONS IN COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL AND ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH PROTECTION CHAPTER GIS AND COMMUNICABLE DISEASE CONTROL NEW ZEALAND EXPERIENCE OF SALMONELLA BRANDENBURG INFECTION IN HUMANS AND ANIMALS USING GIS FOR ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT: EXPERIENCES FROM THE SMALL AREA HEALTH STATISTICS UNIT USING MODELED OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION DATA FOR HEALTH SURVEILLANCE HEALTH AND ENVIRONMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS GIS APPLICATIONS IN HEALTHCARE PLANNING AND POLICY CHAPTER HEALTH GIS IN THE ENGLISH NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE: A REGIONAL SOLUTION GIS IN DISTRICT PUBLIC HEALTH WORK USING GIS TO ASSESS ACCESSIBILITY TO PRIMARY HEALTHCARE SERVICES GIS IN PUBLIC HEALTHCARE PLANNING: THE UNITED STATES PERSPECTIVE DATA PROTECTION AND E-GOVERNANCE ISSUES IN PUBLIC HEALTH CHAPTER GIS AND PUBLIC HEALTH IN THE INFORMATION SOCIETY DATA PROTECTION AND MEDICAL RESEARCH PUBLIC AND PATIENT ATTITUDES TOWARD THE USE OF THEIR HEALTH INFORMATION: A REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE MOBILE PHONE POSITIONING SYSTEMS AND THE ACCESSIBILITY OF HEALTH SERVICES CONCLUSIONS AND FUTURE PROSPECTS