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Presentations given at the 1998 GIS Conference

"Introduction to Geographic Information Systems for Environmental Health Protection"
          Dr. William Henriques, ATSDR

1. Environmental Health Protection

Health Risk Analysis of the Rio De Janeiro Water Supply Using Geographical Information Systems
          Dr. Christovam Barcellos, Fundagao Oswaldo Cruz

Using GIS to Examine Childhood Lead Screening Guidelines in Florida
          Christopher Duclos, Florida Department of Health

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in a County Environmental Health Agency
          Peter Isaksen, Seattle King County Department of Public Health, Seattle, WA

Automation Process for Developing Vital Health Information at Census Tract Level
          Hsiu-Hua Liao

WWW-based Access and Visualization of Hazardous Air Pollutants
          Juergen Symanzik, George Mason University

 

2. Disease Surveillance

Analyzing Motor Vehicle Injuries with the Connecticut CODES GIS
          Ellen Cromley, University of Connecticut

A GIS Based, Case-Control Analysis of Cancer Incidence and Land Use Patterns
          Steve Dearwent, University of Alabama at Birmingham

Monte Carlo and Spatial Bayesian Methods applied to Environmental Equity Assessment in Western Washington
          Richard Hoskins, Department of Health, Olympia, WA

Environmental Justice Through Pollution Prevention (EJP2)
          Marion Kinkade, Lincoln-Lancaster County Health Dept., Lincoln, NE

Community Health Mapping Engine (CHiME) Geographic Information Systems Project
          Alan Melnick, Clackamas County Public Health Division, Oregon City, OR

Geographic Information Systems for Community Health Planning: A Guide for Software Developers
          Thomas Richards, PHPPO/CDC, Atlanta, GA

 

3. Social and Demographic Analysis

Health Data Mapping in Southeast Toronto
          David Buckeridge, University of Toronto

The Role of Geographic Information Systems in Population Health: Yardstick, Roadmap, or Analytical Framework?
          Bob Kirby, California State Univ. - Los Angeles

 

4. Implementation and Operations

Strategies for GIS and Health
          Michael Goodchild, University of California - Santa Barbara

Selecting a GIS
          William Henriques, ATSDR

Spatial and Temporal Analysis of Malaria Parasitemia and Mosquito Abundance in Western Kenya
          Allen Hightower, CDC, NCID, DPD

Allen Hightower Presentation, Part 2
          Allen Hightower, CDC, NCID, DPD

Health Service Sites Access Analysis Using Internet GIS
          Yongmei Lu, State University of New York at Buffalo

"Ground Truth" of Self-reported Data: Using GIS to Validate Information from Personal Interviews
          Rich Ann Roche, Texas Department of Health

Remote Sensing Applied to Schistosomiasis Control: The Anning River Project
          Edmund Seto, University of California - Berkeley

A Conceptual Model of the Spread of Rabies Which Integrates Computer Simulation and Geographic Information Systems
          Lorinda Sheeler-Gordon, Texas Tech University