Geographical Information Systems Applied to Environmental Health

Catalog description

Pre - requisite: MEDU 6500. The primary purpose of this course is to provide the students of Public Health a basic working understanding of various geographic information systems (GIS) and their utility to conduct environmental health studies. It will provide an in depth appreciation on how to employ these systems to analyze social, environmental, and health information from a spatial and locational perspective. Upon completion of the course students will be able to prepare maps and employ aerial and satellite images in a variety of environmental health applications. The student will develop basic skills in the utilization of one of the most popular and available GIS software (ATLAS, ARCVIEW, ARCINFO). The course material will be conducted through conferences and computer exercises.