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Book SynopsisThe neighborhoods and the biophysical, political, and cultural environments all play a key role in affecting health outcomes of individuals. Unequal spatial distribution of resources such as clinics, hospitals, public transportation, fresh food markets, and schools could make some communities as a whole more vulnerable and less resilient to adverse health effects. This somber reality suggests that it is rather the question of who you are depends upon where you are and the fact that health inequality is both a people and a place concern. That is why health inequality needs to be investigated in a spatial setting to deepen our understanding of why and how some geographical areas experience poorer health than others. This book introduces how spatial context shapes health inequalities.
Spatial Health Inequalities: Adapting GIS Tools and Data Analysis demonstrates the spatial health inequalities in six most important topics in environmental and public health, includin
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"The book offers a spatial perspective to health inequality with the premise that health is a cross-product of people and places. The author covers a wide range of diseases and illnesses, each of which she details data collections, spatial methods and GIS approaches with practical, compelling case studies. This textbook places firmly the importance of geographic contexts to spatial health, medical geography, and geo-medicine. It is informative and instrumental for anyone who is interested in learning health inequalities and GIS applications."
—May Yuan, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
"I thoroughly enjoyed this addition to the GIS and Health canon. What is particularly nice is the focus on real-world examples allowing students to make the connection between technique, theory and actual need. The book is not overly dense on jargon meaning – it is also a good first exposure for readers with little or no GIS ability. Highly recommended as an entry point into the spatial health world."
—Andrew Curtis, Kent State University, Ohio, USA
"Dr. Ozdenerol’s book Spatial Health Inequalities: Adapting GIS Tools and Data Analysis, provides an exceptional overview of the important role of GIS in regional, national, and international health system improvement efforts and delves deep into the ways that both communities and researchers can use GIS to track and improve health. Her important work is ideally suited as a primary text for a course on GIS and can readily guide students through the many ways GIS tools and data can be employed in applied public health and health care research."
— James E. Bailey, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA
"This textbook places firmly the importance of geographic contexts to spatial health, medical geography, and geo-medicine. It is informative and instrumental for anyone who is interested in learning health inequalities and GIS applications."
—May Yuan, University of Texas at Dallas, USA
"I thoroughly enjoyed this addition to the GIS and Health canon. What is particularly nice is the focus on real-world examples allowing students to make the connection between technique, theory and actual need. The book is not overly dense on jargon meaning – it is also a good first exposure for readers with little or no GIS ability. Highly recommended as an entry point into the spatial health world."
—Andrew Curtis, Kent State University, Ohio, USA
"Dr. Ozdenerol’s book Spatial Health Inequalities: Adapting GIS Tools and Data Analysis, provides an exceptional overview of the important role of GIS in regional, national, and international health system improvement efforts and delves deep into the ways that both communities and researchers can use GIS to track and improve health. Her important work is ideally suited as a primary text for a course on GIS and can readily guide students through the many ways GIS tools and data can be employed in applied public health and health care research."
— James E. Bailey, University of Tennessee Health Science Center, USA
Table of ContentsNew Emerging Trends in Health Information Technology. Chronic Diseases. Birth Health. Infectious Diseases. Children’s Lead Poisoning. GIS’s Applications in Health-Care Access. Conclusion.
