Online course in Population Health & Geographic Information Systems - enrol now for January 2014

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In this course, students will learn about the geographic nature of population and public health; how geographic data are incorporated into health research; key considerations in spatial analysis; and the applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to health research and population and public health. Throughout the course, students will gain hands-on experience working with a wide range of spatial data and analysis methods using ArcGIS.

Online course delivery:  January 13 - April 6, 2014   
Mandatory online orientation:  January 6 - 12, 2014
Registration deadline: 13 December  2013

Course topics include:

• Spatial thinking in population health
• Introduction to spatial data
• Key concepts in spatial data analysis
• Mapping health data and health determinants
• Use of spatial data in health policy
• Siting health facilities and estimating geographic access
• Incorporating spatial data and methods into surveillance and disease control
• Modeling environmental pollutants and conducting spatial exposure assessments
• Examining the built and social environments and health using GIS
• Exploring future advances in the use of GIS for population and public health
• Conducting a final project that applies GIS to a health question of your choosing

Course details can be found at:   www.popdata.bc.ca/etu/PHDA/courses/03

For more information contact:

Maxine Reitsma, Program Coordinator, UVic Division of Continuing Studies

Email: maxiner@uvic.ca