02558cam a2200385 a 450000100090000000300080000900500170001700800410003401000170007502000290009204000270012104200080014805000220015608200210017808401000019910000220029924500670032125000120038826000440040030000410044450400640048550504880054952006930103765000360173065000360176665000470180265000380184965000510188765000530193865000370199165000320202865000450206065000380210570000290214316804504BD-DhUL20141023153737.0110601s2012    nyuab    b    001 0 eng    a  2011019585  a9781609187507 (hardback)  aDLCcDLCdDLCdBD-DhUL  apcc00aRA566b.C764 201200a610.285223bCRG  aSOC015000aMED078000aSCI030000aTEC048000aMED028000aMED000000aMED035000aMED0360002bisacsh1 aCromley, Ellen K.10aGIS and public health /cEllen K. Cromley, Sara L. McLafferty.  a2nd ed.  aNew York :bThe Guilford Press,cc2012.  axxiv, 503 p. :bill., maps ;c25 cm.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 425-483) and index.8 aMachine generated contents note: Introduction1. Geographic Information Systems2. Spatial Data3. Spatial Databases for Public Health4. Mapping Health Information5. Analyzing Spatial Clustering of Health Events6. Analyzing Environmental Hazards7. Analyzing the Risk and Spread of Infectious Diseases8. Exploring the Ecology of Vector-Borne Disease9. Analyzing Access to Health Services10. Locating Health Services11. Health Disparities12. Public Participation GIS and Community Health.  a"Authoritative and comprehensive, this is the leading text and professional resource on using geographic information systems (GIS) to analyze and address public health problems. Basic GIS concepts and tools are explained, including ways to access and manage spatial databases. The book presents state-of-the-art methods for mapping and analyzing data on population, health events, risk factors, and health services, and for incorporating geographical knowledge into planning and policy. Numerous maps, diagrams, and real-world applications are featured. The companion Web page provides lab exercises with data that can be downloaded for individual or course use"--cProvided by publisher. 0aGeographic information systems. 0aPublic healthxData processing. 7aSOCIAL SCIENCE / Human Geography2bisacsh. 7aMEDICAL / Public Health2bisacsh. 7aSCIENCE / Earth Sciences / Geography2bisacsh. 7aTECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING / Cartography2bisacsh. 7aMEDICAL / Epidemiology2bisacsh. 7aMEDICAL / General2bisacsh. 7aMEDICAL / Health Care Delivery2bisacsh. 7aMEDICAL / Health Policy2bisacsh.1 aMcLafferty, Sara,d1951-