2004 UC Proceedings Abstract
 Fight the Bite With GIS Track: Health and Human Services Author(s): Pamela Villa Since 1989, the Vector Surveillance and Control (VSC) program of the San Diego County Department of Environmental Health has provided countywide mosquito surveillance and control services. Implementation of GIS in the VSC program has helped communicate and respond to the increased activity associated with the threat and imminent arrival of West Nile Virus. The VSC staff have moved from narrative descriptions and map books to an Esri MapObjects intranet mapping application to view mosquito-breeding sources and to respond to citizen complaints. Management of staff and resources can be analyzed geographically using maps generated with ArcGIS. Location, acreage, and cost of aerial treatment methods are determined using GIS tools. Surveillance locations to monitor disease patterns have been digitized or mapped with GPS. GIS has helped the VSC program realize management goals such as improved communication, reduction in resources and costs, and enhanced staff technical skills. Pamela Villa County of San Diego Environmental Health 9325 Hazard Way San Diego , CA 92123 US Phone: 858-694-3583 E-mail: pam.villa@sdcounty.ca.gov |
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