Editorial Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022): International J Health Systems and Implementation Research

Geospatial Technology, Public Health and its Vulnerability Assessment

Public Health and GIS

Authors

  • Rina Kumari Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar
  • Tanushree Gupta

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  • GIS
  • Vulnerability Assessment
  • Software

Abstract

Providing health facility on time is very important for Public health management. Due to its ability to store large amount of data and its sophisticated tools, Geographical Information Systems (GIS) has become a cost-effective technology in storing, analyzing the disease information and its association with various environmental factors. Due to its ability to store both spatial and non-spatial data it enhances the disease surveillance, vulnerability mapping and through Web-based GIS, it helps the decision maker to preventing, controlling and responding to a specific disease outbreak.

 

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2022-12-31

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Vol. 6 No. 2 (2022): International J Health Systems and Implementation Research

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Geospatial Technology, Public Health and its Vulnerability Assessment: Public Health and GIS. (2022). International Journal of Health Systems and Implementation Research, 6(2), 1-7. https://ijhsir.ahsas-pgichd.org/index.php/ijhsir/article/view/141

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