201578 Integrating San Bernardino County homeless shelter using GIS

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

Maurice Adkins , 10954 Rincon St., Middle Earth Health Solutions, Loma Linda, CA
Atif Adam , School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
Maria Anastario, BA> , School of Public Health, Dept. of Health Promotion & Education, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, CA
Steve Serrao, MBBS, MPH , Department of Health Policy and Management, Loma Linda University, School of Public Health, Loma Linda, CA
Vanessa Nguyen, MPH(c) , School of Public Health, Loma Linda University, San Dimas, CA
San Bernardino is the largest county in the continental United States, encompassing 20,052 square miles. By 2006 estimates, the population of San Bernardino is close to 2 million people. This accounts for up to six percent of the population in California. But fifteen percent of this populations live below the poverty line. Homelessness is a persistent symptom of the social and economic condition of today's economy. Rising unemployment rates, compounded by the softening housing market, has adversely affected the population that represents the lower socio-economic bracket (National Coalition for the Homeless, 2008).

This study looks to perform a comparative analysis to identify and analyze variables for growth and development within all the government and non-government homeless shelters and resources in the county of San Bernardino. Key emphasis will be placed on locations and role of space allocation. Using geospatial analysis, we hope to not only analyze current trends in resource distribution, spatial proximity, clustering but also predict future trends; essential for planning a funding allocations.

Learning Objectives:
San Bernardino is the largest county in the continental United States, encompassing 20,052 square miles. By 2006 estimates, the population of San Bernardino is close to 2 million people. This accounts for up to six percent of the population in California. But fifteen percent of this populations live below the poverty line. Homelessness is a persistent symptom of the social and economic condition of today’s economy. Rising unemployment rates, compounded by the softening housing market, has adversely affected the population that represents the lower socio-economic bracket (National Coalition for the Homeless, 2008). This study looks to perform a comparative analysis to identify and analyze variables for growth and development within all the government and non-government homeless shelters and resources in the county of San Bernardino. Key emphasis will be placed on locations and role of space allocation. Using geospatial analysis, we hope to not only analyze current trends in resource distribution, spatial proximity, clustering but also predict future trends; essential for planning a funding allocations. Learning Objective: Identify and Visualize the impact of GIS in development

Keywords: Geographic Information Systems, Community Assets

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I assisted with researching and editing. I currently study the field of Health Services Research, which incorporates the Epidemiological and Health Policy portions of the study.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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