- TypeTraining or Development Class
- Location Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
- Date 09-04-2018 - 13-04-2018
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Medical/Healthcare/Hospital
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Event: GIS Analysis for Health Sector Programmes Course
Venue: Indepth Research Services, Nairobi, Kenya.
Event Date: 09th April – 13th April 2018.
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INTRODUCTION
The physical and social environment that surrounds us plays an important part in our health and wellbeing. The geography concept of ‘place’ thus cannot be ignored in public health. Whether investigating the level of environmental pollution, access to recreation or services, or the patterns or spread of disease, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) provide the standard platform for exploring spatial attributes and relationships between our environment and health.
This course offers an introduction to GIS and how it is used in public health and epidemiological research. It will introduce students to the basics including: working with and integrating spatial and non-spatial data; geographic scale and spatial precision; decoding; visualization; thematic mapping; and understanding spatial relationships. Specific skills and tools will be introduced in relation to assessing exposure to a range of environmental risks, and a particular focus will be given to methods for spatial linkage of exposure, contextual and confounder information for epidemiological or health risk assessment studies
Participants will apply their new skills to one of several case studies in topics on epidemiology, risk assessment or infectious disease. The course will offer a mixture of lectures, demonstrations and hands-on exercises in Quantum GIS (QGIS).
WHO SHOULD APPLY
Public health practitioners, epidemiologists, exposure scientists, quantitative health geographers, risk assessors, students.
REQUIREMENTS
No prior knowledge of GIS is required. Participants will be working on their own laptop with Quantum GIS (QGIS).
DURATION
5 Days
LEARNING OBJECTIVES
By the end of this course, the learner will - within a public health context - be able to:
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ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer. Email: [email protected] Mob: +254 715 077 817 Tel: 020 211 3814
PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to IRES account through bank on or before C.O.B. 02nd April 2018. Send proof of payment to [email protected]
ACCOMMODATION Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer. Email: [email protected] Mob: +254 715 077 817 Tel: 020 211 3814 PAYMENT Payment should be transferred to IRES account through bank on or before C.O.B. 02nd April 2018. Send proof of payment to [email protected]