1 online resource (viii, 449 pages) : color illustrations, color maps
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
Summary
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 on mapping basics, including creating map layers, editing features, and using spatial data. The fifth edition is compatible with ArcGIS® 10.2 for Desktop. Exercise data is available for download. Instructor resources are available separately.- back cover
