Notice to Readers: Satellite Broadcast on Geographic Information System
A satellite broadcast on Geographic Information System (GIS), "GIS in Public
Health: Using Mapping and Spatial Analysis Technologies for Health Protection," is
scheduled for May 11, 2000, from noon to 2:30 p.m. eastern daylight time. This broadcast,
produced jointly by CDC and the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, will provide
an overview of GIS applications in public health, environmental health, and
health-care practice, including research and surveillance using GIS. GIS provides a mechanism
for layering health, demographic, environmental, and other data in a geographic format
to facilitate analysis and highlight patterns of health-related occurrences. The program
is intended to assist participants in identifying ways in which GIS can be useful to their
own health professions. It will include demonstrations of GIS technology and show how
GIS has helped health professionals understand health issues. Additional information is
available on the World-Wide Web at http://www.cdc.gov/phtn/gis/gis.htm, or telephone
(404) 639-6338.
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