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Community health status indicators: adding a geospatial component.

Janet L Heitgerd¹, Andrew L Dent, Kimberlee A Elmore

¹Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, 1600 Clifton Road NE, Mailstop F-09, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. Jbh0@cdc.gov

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A new web-based Geographic Information Systems (GIS) mapping application enhances the Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) Report, enabling easy visualization and comparison of public health data across different geographic areas.

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Cities As Interfaces of Zoonotic Hazard Emergence: Development of the New York City Tick and Wildlife Urban Surveillance System

Cities As Interfaces of Zoonotic Hazard Emergence: Development of the New York City Tick and Wildlife Urban Surveillance System

Published on: March 10, 2026

Area of Science:

Public Health Informatics
Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Public Health

Background:

The Community Health Status Indicators (CHSI) Report provides crucial data on population health.
Effective data visualization and exploration tools are essential for understanding health disparities.

Purpose of the Study:

To introduce a novel, user-friendly web-based mapping application for the CHSI Report.
To enhance the visualization, exploration, and understanding of community health indicators.

Main Methods:

Development of an Internet mapping application, the CHSI Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst.
Integration of the application with the second version of the CHSI Report.
Ensuring web accessibility via direct browser access or through the CHSI Report website.

Main Results:

The CHSI GIS Analyst offers intuitive mapping and visual comparison of health indicators.
Users can compare indicators between peer and neighboring counties.
The application facilitates deeper insights into community health status.

Conclusions:

The CHSI GIS Analyst application successfully enhances the utility of the CHSI Report.
Web-based GIS tools are valuable for public health data dissemination and analysis.
This application promotes better understanding and utilization of public health indicators.