Geographic Information Systems and Health Applications - Hardcover

Skinner, Ric Gisp

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1591400422 ISBN 13: 9781591400424

Publisher: IGI Global, 2012

Synopsis

The applications of geographic information systems (GIS) in health are diverse and extensive. This work presents a sampling of the many applications utilizing GIS in the field of health. Topics covered include a look at how GISs are changing the face of cancer research.

About this title

About the Author:

Omar A. Khan has a keen interest in the field of health and GIS and has served as co-chair of the First and Second International Health Geographics Conferences. His interests include health care for the under-served and an active research interest in international health. Khan has a faculty appointment at the Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health. He served as the first Director of the South Asia Infectious Disease Network (SAIDNET) and presently works with the South Asia Public Health Forum as well. He has served as a consultant for the US Dept of Health & Human Services as well as international disease control programs such as the AIDS International Training & Research Program (AITRP), through the University of Alabama School of Public Health.

Review:

This volume is successful in bringing together a comprehensive picture of how GIS are being used for health applications. -- Annals of the Geographic Information Systems and Health Applications, March 2004, Volume 94, Number 1

About this edition

• Publisher: IGI Global
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1591400422
• ISBN 13: 9781591400424
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 344
• Editor: Khan Omar Ma, Skinner Ric Gisp