2009 Annual Meeting, Las Vegas, NV Online Program

Paper Session: 6254 GIS and remote sensing in public heath studies is scheduled on Friday, 3/27/09, from 10:10 AM - 11:50 AM in North Hall N115, Las Vegas Convention Center Sponsorship(s): Geographic Information Science and Systems Specialty Group Organizer(s): Zhiyong Hu - University of West Florida Chair(s): Zhiyong Hu - University of West Florida Abstract(s):   10:10 AM   Author(s): *Zhiyong Hu - University of West Florida Krothapalli R. Rao - Center for Environmental Diagnostics and Bioremediation, University of West Florida  Abstract Title: Evaluating the relationship between chronic ischemic heart disease and air pollution using satellite aerosol optical depth data Session Description: This session covers the use of GIS and remote sensing in public health studies. Example topics include mapping disease patterns, environmental exposure assessment using remote sensing and GIS, spatial statistics and GIS for public health data, analyzing spatial and temporal trends of diseases, assessing medical resource allocation, analyzing the geographical relationship between environments and diseases.

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