Introduction to GIS for Public Health

An open source approach

4.45 (49 reviews)
Udemy
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English
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286
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3 hours
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Aug 2023
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$54.99
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What you will learn

Comprehend the intersection between GIS and Public Health

Use Health data in a GIS

Produce maps depicting Health data

Apply multiple geospatial techniques

Analyse Health data spatially

Identify domains in which GIS and spatial analysis techniques can support decision-making in Public Health

Address Health and research questions using GIS

Visualise health data

Description

'Introduction to Geographic Information Systems for Public Health - an open-source approach' is a self-paced online course packed with contents that will fast-track your learning journey in the GIS and public health domain.

This introductory GIS and Health course will help you understand spatial techniques used in GIS and Health and some core theory, concepts and background so that you can use GIS successfully. We created this course in response to the increasing need for health professionals to incorporate location intelligence in their day-to-day decisions and the growing availability of open-source GIS tools and datasets.

This is how the course is going to help you:

  1. You'll be in a better position to meet your daily decision-making needs at work

  2. You'll be inspired to start research in this subject

  3. You'll diversify and enhance your skillset (either in GIS, Health, or both)

  4. You'll be able to apply the learnings to your work/studies right after.

  5. You will learn both theoretical concepts and practical skills in GIS at the intersection of the Public Health context.

This course is composed of 17 video lectures and 15 tutorials. QGIS will be used in the tutorials, which is a free, open-source application available for Windows, MacOS and Linux.

There are no assessments in this course, at least not in the traditional sense of it! The best way for you self-evaluate is by following the tutorials.

Social learning plays a vital role in getting the most out of this journey, so you might also like to join in on conversations using @OriGudes, #gisforpublichealth and #GeoHealth on social media.

Content

Welcome to the course!

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Module 1 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Public Health

Lecture 1 - Understanding the foundations of GIS in the context of public health
Tutorial 1 - Remap John Snow's data
Lecture 2 - The foundations of GIS
Tutorial 2 - Explore QGIS interface, data models and data types
Lecture 3 - Working with data in the GIS environment
Tutorial 3 - Create metadata and import/export different spatial data formats
Lecture 4 - Data manipulation concepts
Tutorial 4 - Use basic tools to explore data

Module 2 - Public Health topics and their intersection with spatial data

Lecture 1 - Why Public Health needs GIS
Tutorial 1 - Download and convert data
Lecture 2A - Coordinate Reference Systems
Lecture 2B - Attribute joins
Tutorial 2 - Project and spatially join datasets
Lecture 3 - Geocoding: making health data mappable
Tutorial 3 - Geocoding and data cleaning
Lecture 4 - Transform Health Data
Tutorial 4 - Working with different spatial scales

Module 3 – Introduction to mapping techniques in the context of Public Health

Lesson 1 - Represent Health data
Tutorial 1 - Create a choropleth map and experiment with data classification
Lesson 2 - Visualise Health data
Tutorial 2 - Create data visualisations with Data Plotly plugin
Lesson 3 - Designing maps
Tutorial 3 - Work with symbology files and design a layout
Lesson 4 - Share and publish maps and web GIS
Tutorial 4 - Export a static map and share a web map

Module 4 – From a spatial analysis of Health data to relevant Public Health

Lesson 1 - Perform spatial analysis and clustering in the context of Public Heal
Tutorial 1 - Create a heatmap and clusters
Lesson 2 - Create space-time modelling
Tutorial 2 - Create time animations
Lesson 3 - Execute network and accessibility analysis
Tutorial 3 - Perform network analysis
Lesson 4 – Course wrap-up

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Reviews

Laudemer
December 11, 2022
The content is good. The online sources of data changes. The tutorial files may need to be updated regularly. I suggest that learners can download all the required files and just provide short instructions on where to find the data. That way, we can easily complete the tutorials too. Thanks, Prof. Ori.
Nimish
July 29, 2021
It has been great so far...very clear explanations...one thing i would suggest for the pdf tutorials would be to add some definitions of classifications, so that instead of simply following and clicking, we get to understand why a particular kind of classification is chosen
Mz
July 14, 2021
I'm enjoying the course so far and the lecturer explains everything straight to the point. Definitely beginner-friendly for those of us wishing to develop our "hard skills."
Vipasha
July 9, 2021
Excellent experience throughout learning this course. The flow of lectures in-sync with step by step tutorial, increased understanding and applicability of this course in Public Health. Highly recommended to individuals interested in this field.
Eesha
May 27, 2021
This was a fantastic introductory course on qGIS and GIS for public health. The lessons were clear and easy to follow while the tutorials were interactive and helped reinforce the material and technical aspects of the qGIS platform. I thoroughly enjoyed the course and it helped me navigate and organize my own work on my practicum project for my master's program!
Drew
April 14, 2021
This course has been a really good introduction into GIS and I can really see how this is applicable in all types of research and data presentation.

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