Module 1: Introduction to GIS for Public Health and Epidemiology

• Understanding the spatial nature of health and disease.
• Core GIS concepts: Spatial data types (vector, raster) in a health context.
• Overview of GIS software used in public health (e.g., ArcGIS, QGIS).
• Health data sources: Surveillance data, census, hospital records, environmental data.
• Ethical considerations and data privacy in health GIS.
• Practical session: Exploring diverse health and demographic datasets in a GIS environment and understanding their attributes.

Module 2: Health Data Acquisition and Management

• Planning field data collection using GPS and mobile GIS devices for health surveys.
• Geocoding health records: Converting addresses to spatial coordinates.
• Importing and integrating various health data formats (e.g., CSV, Excel, database exports).
• Building and managing public health spatial databases.
• Ensuring data quality and accuracy for epidemiological analysis.
• Practical session: Geocoding a list of health facilities or patient addresses and integrating it into a GIS database.

Module 3: Spatial Analysis of Health Data

• Proximity analysis: Assessing access to healthcare facilities or exposure to environmental hazards.
• Overlay analysis: Combining health outcome layers with demographic or environmental layers.
• Density mapping: Visualizing disease incidence hotspots or service demand.
• Measuring spatial relationships between health events and environmental factors.
• Introduction to spatial autocorrelation in health data.
• Practical session: Performing buffer analysis around healthcare facilities and creating a density map of disease cases.

Module 4: Disease Mapping and Cluster Analysis

• Principles of disease mapping: Choropleth, dot density, and graduated symbol maps.
• Identifying spatial clusters of disease: Hot spot analysis (Getis-Ord Gi*), cluster and outlier analysis (Anselin Local Moran's I).
• Understanding the implications of spatial clustering for public health interventions.
• Visualizing disease trends over space and time.
• Introduction to epidemiological concepts in a spatial context (incidence, prevalence).
• Practical session: Creating a disease prevalence map and performing a hot spot analysis to identify significant clusters.

Module 5: Environmental Health and Exposure Assessment

• Mapping environmental hazards and pollutants (e.g., air pollution, water contamination).
• Assessing population exposure to environmental risks using spatial analysis.
• Identifying vulnerable populations living near hazardous sites.
• Analyzing environmental justice issues using GIS.
• Applications in risk assessment and environmental health policy.
• Practical session: Mapping environmental pollution sources and assessing population exposure within a defined buffer zone.

Module 6: Healthcare Access and Service Planning

• Mapping healthcare facilities and their service areas.
• Assessing geographical accessibility to healthcare services (e.g., drive-time analysis).
• Identifying underserved populations and healthcare deserts.
• Optimizing the location of new health facilities.
• Planning for emergency medical services and ambulance routing.
• Practical session: Performing service area analysis for hospitals and identifying areas with limited access.

Module 7: GIS for Disease Surveillance and Outbreak Management

• Utilizing GIS for real-time disease surveillance.
• Mapping and tracking disease outbreaks: From case origins to spread patterns.
• Identifying potential transmission routes and risk factors.
• Supporting contact tracing and isolation efforts.
• Communicating outbreak information to health authorities and the public.
• Practical session: Tracking a simulated disease outbreak on a map and identifying potential spread patterns.

Module 8: Health Equity and Social Determinants of Health

• Mapping socio-economic indicators and demographic disparities.
• Analyzing the spatial distribution of social determinants of health (e.g., income, education, access to healthy food).
• Identifying areas with high health disparities and unmet needs.
• Using GIS to inform targeted public health interventions for vulnerable groups.
• Visualizing the impact of policy decisions on health equity.
• Practical session: Creating thematic maps of social determinants of health and overlaying them with health outcome data to identify disparities.

Module 9: Communicating Health Information through Maps

• Principles of effective cartography for public health maps.
• Designing clear, informative, and ethical map layouts for health data.
• Creating interactive web maps and dashboards for public health communication.
• Storytelling with maps: Conveying complex health information to diverse audiences.
• Utilizing GIS for advocacy and policy briefs.
• Practical session: Designing a professional public health map and preparing it for print and online dissemination, ensuring clarity and ethical representation.

Module 10: Case Studies and Advanced Public Health GIS Applications

• Review of all GIS techniques learned in public health and epidemiology.
• Guided individual or group project work on a comprehensive public health GIS problem.
• Discussion of real-world integrated case studies (e.g., vaccine distribution, chronic disease analysis).
• Exploring advanced topics: Geospatial statistics for epidemiology, machine learning in public health surveillance.
• Best practices for implementing sustainable GIS solutions in public health organizations.
• Practical session: Applying a combination of learned techniques to complete a mini-project, presenting a comprehensive spatial analysis for a public health issue.

Requirements:

·       Participants should be reasonably proficient in English.

·       Applicants must live up to Armstrong Global Institute admission criteria.

Terms and Conditions

1. Discounts: Organizations sponsoring Four Participants will have the 5th attend Free

2. What is catered for by the Course Fees: Fees cater for all requirements for the training – Learning materials, Lunches, Teas, Snacks and Certification. All participants will additionally cater for their travel and accommodation expenses, visa application, insurance, and other personal expenses.

3. Certificate Awarded: Participants are awarded Certificates of Participation at the end of the training.

4. The program content shown here is for guidance purposes only. Our continuous course improvement process may lead to changes in topics and course structure.

5. Approval of Course: Our Programs are NITA Approved. Participating organizations can therefore claim reimbursement on fees paid in accordance with NITA Rules.

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Cancellation Policy

1. Payment for all courses includes a registration fee, which is non-refundable, and equals 15% of the total sum of the course fee.

2. Participants may cancel attendance 14 days or more prior to the training commencement date.

3. No refunds will be made 14 days or less before the training commencement date. However, participants who are unable to attend may opt to attend a similar training course at a later date or send a substitute participant provided the participation criteria have been met.

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