Public health focuses more on the prevention of health problems. These efforts fall naturally within the domain of problems requiring use of spatial analysis as part of the solution, and GIS and other spatial analysis tools are therefore recognized as providing potentially transformational capabilities for Epidemiology and public health efforts.
Our main goal is to help the participants acquire hands-on skills in the use of Geographic Information System (GIS) as a tool to capture, store, analyze, manage, and visualize disease case data that is geographically linked.
Target Participants: All practitioners in the health sector.
Course Objectives
- To develop an understanding on the different components of a GIS and the role GIS plays in solving epidemiological and public health problems.
- Establish an understanding of how to work with spatial data and GIS techniques to solve epidemiology and public health problems.
- To expose participants to data capture, input, manipulation and display by GIS
- To Carry out advanced analyses of geographical data with specific reference to epidemiological related issues
- To improve data management and analysis skills of the participants
- To perform spatial and temporal epidemiological and public health analysis using GIS.
- To explain to the participant role of GIS as a decision support system in public health
- To train participants on the use of GIS in mapping health facilities and projects.
Course Content/Outline (3 credit units per topic-1hr lecture and 2hrs practical)
- Wk 1: Introduction to GIS in Epidemiology and public health context
- Wk 1: Data Types and Data Sources in Epidemiology and public health
- Wk 2: Public health and epidemiology GIS Database creation
- Wk 2: GIS mapping of priority public health problems (HIV and AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis)
- Wk 3: GIS Mapping of health facilities and health resources
- Wk 3: GIS in Disease transmission and progression mapping
- Wk 4: GIS as a Decision Support System for Public Health Management (What, where, when, how and why analysis – case studies)
- Wk 4: Use of GIS in Epidemiology and Health Related Disaster Management (case studies or practical)
Expected Outcome
Participants will become grounded in the applications and utilization of Geospatial techniques and technologies in monitoring and management of problems associated with Epidemiology.
Tailor-Made Course
This course can also be tailor-made to meet organization requirement. For example, training in the use of FAO health mapper software and/or Epi info package. For further inquiries, please contact us on:
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