Public Health GIS News and Information is a bimonthly, electronic report "dedicated to scientific excellence and advancement in disease control and prevention through the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology."

The report, which began in 1994, provides timely information on a variety of  GIS topics, including technical and outreach assistance; notification of relevant professional meetings, events, and conferences; communication from GIS users; Web developments; and public health GIS literature.

Upcoming reports are available free through the Public Health GIS Users Group listserv and this Web site. To become a listserv member, please e-mail listserv@listserv.cdc.gov and type subscribe GIS-STATES-OTHER in the body of the message. Additionally, the current report, as well as several past issues, can be viewed or downloaded below.

Current Reports

No. 61, November 2004
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Selected topics of interest in this edition include:  

December 7, 2004 GIS Lecture on TOXMAP

Special Report: "TOXMAP: A GIS Tool for Exploring Environmental Health Data"

Special Report: Review of Cluster Analysis Software

The US National Grid

Mapping Health Inequalities Appendix: GIS Visualization of Infant Mortality

Past Reports

Other Public Health and GIS Information
Croner, CM. Public Health GIS and the Internet.
Annual Review of Public Health, May 2003, Vol. 24.
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This page last reviewed October 28, 2004