More children live in poverty in Detroit, Michigan, than in any other city in the United States. In this exercise from Esri, you will assume the role of a worker for a charity that wants to direct its funding toward resources to help at-risk kids in Detroit. Your objective is to ensure the programs are…
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In this exercise from Esri, you’ll assume the role of a Health and Human Services analyst investigating lidocaine prescriptions involving two different doctors: one in Washington State and one in Florida. Your goal, as part of a first look at their prescription histories, is to determine whether enough information exists to justify a formal investigation…
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Through this course, learners will gain an understanding of how to use spatial data to enhance the decision-making process for health program implementation in limited resource settings.
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In order to use spatial data effectively, it can be helpful to know: What is spatial data? What are geographic identifiers? How should spatial data be formatted? What do I need to know to make a map? Should I worry about coordinate systems and map projections? What are potential privacy and confidentiality issues unique to…
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These materials are a good place for public health workers and health information managers to start learning to think spatially. Datasets which include a spatial component encourage data linking within a GIS (geographic information system), which can also lead to better visualization of data, and ultimately, better decision-making.
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