- TypeTraining or Development Class
- Location Westlands, Nairobi, Kenya
- Date 11-06-2018 - 15-06-2018
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Event: GIS and Remote Sensing for Epidemiology and Public Health Course
Venue: Indepth Research Services, Nairobi, Kenya.
Event Date: 11th – 15th June 2018.
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INTRODUCTION
Epidemiology seeks to determine associations between exposure risk and disease that are spatially dependent. Public health focuses on the health of populations rather than of individuals and focuses more on prevention of health problems. These efforts fall naturally within the domain of problems requiring use of spatial analysis as part of the solution, and GIS and other spatial analysis tools are therefore recognized as providing potentially transformational capabilities for Epidemiology and public health efforts.
Statistics are a mainstay in the toolkit of public health professionals. Human memory being what it is, however, even Public health professionals with reasonable statistical training, over the years, often forget the basics. If professionals are going to make sensible use of consultants, communicate effectively with funders, and understand others’ reports, then they often need at least a conceptual understanding of relatively complex, recently developed statistical techniques. This course are: to link common public health questions with appropriate statistical procedures; to offer a strong conceptual grounding in several important statistical procedures; and to describe how to interpret the results from the statistics in ways that are principled and will be persuasive to intended audiences using simple software tools.
Participants will acquire hands-on skills in use of Geographic Information System (GIS) as a tool to capture, store, analyze, manage, and visualize disease cases data that is geographically linked. The participants will also acquire statistical data analysis skills.
WHO SHOULD ATTEND?
The course is targeted at individuals working with health data that have no experience using GIS but would like to learn how it can be applied in their work.
COURSE OBJECTIVES
TOPICS TO BE COVERED
The training workshop will discuss the application of GIS in Public Health under the following themes:
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ACCOMMODATION
Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact the Training Officer.
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PAYMENT
Payment should be transferred to IRES account through bank on or before C.O.B 04th May 2018.
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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 04th May 2018. Send proof of payment to [email protected]