1. New Emerging Trends in Health Information Technology -- Current Role of GIS in the Health-Care System -- Patient-Centric Applications of GIS -- Population-Oriented Uses of GIS -- Citizen-Contributed Geographic Information -- Disease and Bioterrorism Surveillance -- Geographic Characteristics of Bioterrorism Attack -- Crisis/Disaster Management -- Interactive Maps and Analysis Tools -- Conclusion -- References -- 2. Chronic Diseases -- Diabetes -- Obesity -- Scale Factor in Obesity Studies -- Data Resources -- Socioeconomic Data -- Physical Environmental Data -- Personal Environmental Attributes -- Data Limitations -- Cancer -- GIS's Role in Cancer Health Disparities -- Conclusion -- References -- 3. Birth Health -- Birth Morbidity Data -- Low Birth Weight -- Infant Mortality -- Birth Defects -- Conclusion -- References -- 4. Infectious Diseases -- Vector-Borne Diseases -- West Nile Virus (WNV) -- Regional Variations of WNV Distribution -- Lyme Disease -- Waterborne Diseases -- Airborne Diseases -- Sexually Transmitted Diseases -- Drug Addiction -- Conclusion -- References -- 5. Children's Lead Poisoning -- Children's Exposure to Lead -- Data Collection Processes -- Geocoding Screened Cases -- Screening Techniques -- Spatial Analytical Methods -- Screening Activities -- Risk Modeling -- Environmental Risk Factors -- Genetic Variation -- Political Ecology -- Conclusion -- References -- 6. GIS's Applications in Health-Care Access -- GIS's Role in Determining Disparities in Health-Care Access -- Data for Health Services Resources and Planning -- Data Limitations in Small-Area Health-Care Variation Studies -- Spatial Issues in Rural and Regional Health Disparities -- Health Profession Distribution -- Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Intervention Measures -- Conclusion -- References
