- TypeTraining or Development Class
- Location Devimpact Institute, Nairobi, Kenya
- Date 26-02-2024 - 01-03-2024
Education/Teaching/Training/Development
In many spheres of human achievements technology has played a vital role by giving us powerful tools for interrogating our world, interpreting what we find and presenting that information. In this digital era GIS once an expensive and specialist skill, has become cheap and more accessible to many people and countries due to falling hardware costs and the availability of high-quality free satellite data and software.
In this Training on GIS in Health, the participants will learn how to apply GIS in public health and epidemiological research. They will learn how to work with spatial and non-spatial data, how to visualize it and map it. Training on GIS in Health will also equip participants with skill and tools for assessing Most at Risk Populations (MARPS) exposure to a range of environmental risks, and methodologies for spatial epidemiological or health risk assessment studies.
Target Participants
Training on GIS in Health targets Public health practitioners, epidemiologists, exposure scientists, quantitative health geographers, risk assessors, students.
Course Duration
Online 7 Days
Classroom-based 5 Days
What you will learn
By the end of this course the participants will be able to:
Course Outline
Module I
Mobile based data collection for health applications
GIS in health applications
Working with tabular data
GIS analysis and mapping techniques
Designing maps for a health study
Case study: Studying disease outbreaks
Training Approach
Training on GIS in Health course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have vast experience as expert professionals. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group works and case studies.
Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.
Certification
Upon successful completion of this course, participants will be issued with a certificate on Training on GIS in Health.
Tailor-Made Course
We can also do this as a tailor-made course to meet organization-wide training needs. A training needs assessment will be done on the training participants to collect data on the existing skills, knowledge gaps, training expectations and tailor-made needs.