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Geomapping health-related data.

Saleem Sayani¹

¹Department of Health and Mental Hygiene, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. SSayani@dhmh.state.md.us.

Science Translational Medicine

|February 4, 2012

Summary

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) can analyze health data to address community health needs. This technology supports innovative healthcare reform and policy-making for better public health outcomes.

Area of Science:

Public Health
Health Informatics
Geospatial Science

Background:

A 2011 conference, "Using IT to Improve Community Health: How Health Care Reform Supports Innovation," convened scientists and policymakers.
A key session focused on "Geo-mapping: Framing health needs and issues as an individual and community concern."

Framework:

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) provide a framework for analyzing health data.
GIS enables the visualization and analysis of health issues within specific geographic contexts.

Implementation:

The report details how GIS can be applied to analyze health-related data.
This analysis supports both medical care improvements and policy development.

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