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GIS and Epidemiology Looking at AIDS and Influenza
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GIS in Healthcare Long traditions for studying the spatial patterns of health and disease pre-dating GIS technologies. How does the use of modern GIS tools give added value to the study of health research? Databases and Increased numbers of Data Visual representations Surveillance and monitoring
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GIS in Healthcare 2 Interaction between environmental quality and Human health Environmental Epidemiology Geographical Epidemiology The role of GIS as a Decision Support System Financial and Ethical issues Often highly publicised disease or illness e.g. Leukaemia or Meningitis despite lower incidence HIV & AIDS – “The War on AIDS” G.W.Bush Confidentiality of surveillance
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Software Tools SPLANCS INFO-MAP LISP-STAT ARC/INFO Epi Info 2000
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Epi Info 2000 Used across Africa for developing non- laboratory model system for AIDS Replacement for Epi Info 6 Available at no cost Questionnaires developed and customised with ease Data can be analysed Displayed as Tables, Graphs or Maps
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