4259.0 Using Mapping Strategies to Inform Public Health

Tuesday, November 9, 2010: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM
Oral
This session explores field research methods complimentary to and compatible with Geographical Information Systems (GIS). It describes how GIS can be utilized to visually demonstrate key areas in need of public health outreach.
Session Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be better able to: • Identify three key strategies on developing and using data for state and regional mapping of various health indicators. • Identify components of the assets mapping tool for use in palliative care planning in the Pacific. • List five local and national sources of geo-spatial data for community mapping.
Moderator:
Moriah McSharry McGrath, MPH, MSUP

2:30pm
Trouble in Paradise: How Data Maps Identified Health Disparities and High Regional Rates of Obesity in Colorado
Eric Aakko, MS, CHES
        
2:45pm
Assets Mapping Palliative Care: The US Affiliated Pacific Islands Build on Strengths in Resource-limited Settings
Jeannette Grace Koijane, MPH, Karen A. Heckert, PhD, MPH, MSW and Hali Robinett, MPH
     
3:00pm
Spatial Dimensions of Health Care Access: Using Community-Based Research Approaches
John J. Green, PhD, JoLynn P. Montgomery, MPH, PhD, Roy Grant, MA, Anna M. Kleiner, PhD, Carley Jefcoat, MSCD and Mitch Morris, MPH
     
3:15pm
Analyzing New York City's response to H1N1 in high-risk populations through the use of GIS
Morgan Johnson, MPH, MEP and Ari Weisfuse
     

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: Community Health Planning and Policy Development
Endorsed by: Statistics, Social Work

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH)

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