Health, Science, and Place: A New Model (Geotechnologies and the Environment, Band 12) - Softcover

Blatt, Amy J. J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 3319378074 ISBN 13: 9783319378077

Verlag: Springer, 2016

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A synthesis and authoritative reference on new geospatial applications in disease surveillance for public health professionals

Timely and relevant to current discussions on health care reform in the U.S. - e.g., the Affordable Care Act

Extensive list of references, including color plates depicting color visualization of geospatial applications

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Amy Blatt, Ph.D., GISP, has over 15 years of research and teaching experience in geography, GIS, and public health, gained at the University of Cincinnati, West Chester University of Pennsylvania, and other institutions. She operates as a consultant on advanced geospatial applications and visualizations, and her health research has been favorably reviewed in Nature. As a special theme co-editor of the International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research and editorial board member of the Journal of Map and Geography Libraries since 2003, she brings numerous geospatial technologies and applications to a broad audience of professionals through featured articles, interviews, and columns.

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The main focus of this monograph is synthesizing the importance of geographic approaches to public health and patient care.  The chapters are organized into four themed sections:  the role of geography in health care reform; the geographies of human health; geospatial data and technologies; and geography in medicine.  It is a highly informative book, providing scientific insight for geographers with an interest in advanced geospatial applications and health research.  The author is an international expert in geography, GIS, and public health, who recently co-edited a special issue on “Geospatial Applications in Disease Surveillance,” published in the International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Springer
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 3319378074
• ISBN 13: 9783319378077
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 148
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