2023 Summer PBHLTH 177 001 LEC 001

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