2023 Summer Session C
8 weeks, June 20 - August 11
PBHLTH 177 001 - LEC 001
Formerly PB HLTH 167
Applied GIS for Public Health
Charlotte Smith
Jun 20, 2023 - Aug 11, 2023
12:00 am
Internet/Online
Class #:15006
Units: 3
Instruction Mode:
Online
Asynchronous Instruction
Time Conflict Enrollment Allowed
Offered through
School of Public Health
Current Enrollment
Total Open Seats:
11
Enrolled: 59
Waitlisted: 0
Capacity: 70
Waitlist Max: 25
No Reserved Seats
Hours & Workload
6 hours of instructor presentation of course materials per week, and 12 hours of outside work hours per week.
Course Catalog Description
Course is to familiarize students with principles, methods, & techniques necessary to apply GIS in public health settings. Weekly readings, discussions, case studies are presented to introduce application of GIS technologies; maps for visualizing clusters, mobile phone-Apps for data collection, & spatial analyses such as proximity analysis or site suitability. Course includes assignments aimed & acquiring experience on the use of GIS for infectious disease control, disease cluster detection, environmental justice, health services data mapping, & spatial risk assessment. Culminating project: Story Map where students use maps they’ve created as well as additional narrative text images & optional videos for community health education or policy
Class Notes
PBHLTH 177 is an online asynchronous class.
Rules & Requirements
Repeat Rules
Reserved Seats
Current Enrollment
No Reserved Seats
Textbooks & Materials
Associated Sections
None