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Recommended Textbooks
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Khan OA, Skinner R (Editors). Geographic Information Systems and Health Applications. Hershey, PA:
Idea Group, Inc. 2003 [ISBN 1-59140-042-2] (an e-book edition is also available)
 Publisher's
Description
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 a sampling of the many applications utilizing GIS in the field of health. For additional information (Table of Contents | Book Excerpt | Preface | Authors' Bio) and to order this book, visit http://www.idea-group.com/books/details.asp?id=509
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Lang L. GIS for Health Organisations. California:
ESRI Press. 2000 [ISBN 1-879102-65-X] (with CD-ROM)
 Publisher's
Description
GIS for Health
Organisations gives detailed and compelling answers to the difficult questions health care providers ask every day: Where is the disease coming from? How will it spread? Where is the nearest hospital? What is the fastest route for the ambulance? Where should we allocate our funding?
From conducting clinical field work in Kenya to constructing new hospitals in Sweden, health professionals use GIS (geographic information systems) to
visualise and analyse geographic elements in every branch of health management. Even if you've never seen a GIS, or used one, you see its effects all around you: GIS already helps patients check into hospitals faster, speeds ambulances around rush-hour traffic, and shows managers where to build new clinics so that they'll serve the most people.
GIS for Health Organizations presents twelve case studies in which GIS is being used to:
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Track the spread of infectious and environmentally caused diseases
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Site new hospitals and clinics based on demand and demographic factors
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Monitor toxic spills to protect the health of nearby residents
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Map demand for future nursing home facilities
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Market pharmaceuticals
Health management is a rapidly developing field, where even slight shifts in policy affect the health care we receive. In this book, you'll see how physicians, public health officials, insurance providers, hospitals, epidemiologists, researchers, and HMO executives use GIS to focus resources to meet the needs of those in their care.
The Bonus CD-ROM includes:
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Desktop GIS Presentations: Learn what
GIS is and how it works in six multimedia presentations; see and hear how
ArcView GIS software performs basic GIS tasks
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ArcView GIS Tutorial: Use the provided
trial copy of ArcView GIS 3 to work through this tutorial using a variety
of data
- Albert DP, Gesler WM and Levergood B. Spatial Analysis, GIS, and Remote Sensing Applications in the Health
Sciences. Michigan: Ann Arbor Press. 2000 [ISBN 1-57504-101-4]
Additional Web Links and Online Journals
 Following are some useful
health-related and general geomatics Web links to complement the specific links presented elsewhere in this course.
Health-Related Links
See also: Health Geomatics 'Resources' page
for downloadable software, glossaries, papers, eBooks and tutorials.
General Geomatics Links
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The Magazine for MapPoint - MP2K Magazine (US)
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Association for Geographic Information (AGI) Home Page (UK)
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Association for Geographic Information (AGI) Glossary (UK)
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GIS WWW Resource List (Compiled by the University of Edinburgh,
UK, in collaboration with the Association for Geographic Information - AGI)
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Ordnance
Survey - Britain's National Mapping Agency
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Tutorials in GIS, GPS and Remote Sensing @ GISdevelopment.net (India)
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GIS,
Glossary @ GISdevelopment.net (India)
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Geomatics
Canada
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GIS
Glossary at the Ministry of Environment, Lands, and Parks, (Canada)
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Hoehn P and Larsgaard ML. Dictionary of Abbreviations and Acronyms in Geographic Information Systems, Cartography, and Remote Sensing. UC Berleley Library, US. 2000
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Remote Sensing Tutorial (Canada Centre for Remote Sensing)
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NASA Remote Sensing Tutorial (US)
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ESRI GIS.com - Your Internet Guide to Geographic Information
Systems (US)
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GeoCommunity
- The place for GIS, CAD, Mapping, and Location-Based industry professionals,
enthusiasts, and students to gather (US)
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AI-GEOSTATS: The Central Server for GIS & Spatial Statistics on the Internet (Switzerland)
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International
Journal of Geographical Information Science (Taylor and Francis Group, London,
UK)
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CommonGIS
Project (EU): CommonGIS envisions the dissemination and exploitation of geographically referenced data (henceforth called geo-data) to a broad cross-section of the public. Geo-data encompass various thematic or statistical data on demography, economy, education, culture, history. The key-thought of CommonGIS is to make geo-data commonly accessible and usable for everyone, from everywhere, by providing a WWW-based GIS with specific functions for the automatic generation of thematic maps.
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Open GIS Consortium
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Go-Geo! An online resource discovery tool which allows for the identification and retrieval of records describing the content, quality, condition and other characteristics of geospatial data that exist with UK tertiary education and beyond.
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