2008 Esri Health GIS Conference Proceedings

These Esri Health GIS Conference proceedings are a collection of the 2008 conference presentations illustrating powerful solutions for improving human health across the globe.

Note: Presentation titles reflect the 2008 Esri Health GIS Conference agenda.

Preconference Seminar, Sunday, September 28

• Preconference Introduction to GIS in Health and Human Services [PDF]
  —Ann Bossard, Esri
• GIS for All Health Organizations: An Executive Overview [PDF]
  —Kristen Kurland, Carnegie Mellon University

Plenary Session, Monday, September 29

• GIS: Shaping Global Health [PDF]
  —Bill Davenhall, Esri
• Technical Plenary - ArcGIS Technology Update [PDF]
  
  • Global Public Health - Situational Awareness [Video]
  • Health Care Locator [Video]
  • Population Zonal Statistics – Global Public Health [Video]
  • Thematic Mapping – Health and Human Services Policy [Video]
  —Katie Clift, Technical Analyst, Esri
  —Lauren Rosenshein, Technical Analyst, Esri

Map Gallery, Monday, September 29

• Union of Myanmar: Post Nargis Joint Assessment (PONJA) [PDF]
  —Carl Kinkade, BearingPoint
• West Nile Virus Surveillance [PDF]
  —Holly Harten and Angela Piaskoski, Sault Ste. Marie Innovation Centre
• Supply of Primary Care Physicians in the U.S. [PDF]
  —Imam Xierali, The Robert Graham Center
• Impact of Climate Change on the Incidence of Tick-borne Encephalitis and Lyme Disease in the Czech Republic [PDF]
  —Vit Vozenilek, Palacky University, Czech Republic

User Presentations, Monday, September 29

• ArcGIS Tracking Analyst: To Explore Locum Practice Location and Movement [PDF]
  —Chantal Hansen, University of Calgary
  
• Attendance Distribution Analysis [PDF]
  —Kristin Watkins, Center for Biopreparedness Education
  
• Czech Health Atlas [PDF]
  —Vit Vozenilek, Palacky University
• Defining Statistically Significant Spatial Clusters of a Target Population [PDF]
  —Stephen Jones, BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee
  
• Developing GIS Capacity within Eastern African Countries for Mapping HIV/AIDS and Malaria Data [PDF]
  —Andrew Inglis and Carline Noailles, Macro International Inc.
• Dynamic Cartographic Methods for Visualization of Health Statistics [PDF]
  —Radim Stampach M.Sc., Milan Konecny Ph.D. and Petr Kubicek Ph.D., Masaryk University
  —Edvard Geryk M.D., University Hospital Brno
• Geographic Distribution of Prostate Cancer Incidence in the United States [PDF]
  —Stephanie Foster, Sherri Stewart and Katrina Trivers, Center for Disease Control and Prevention
• GIS in State and Local Health Departments [PDF]
  —Scott Christman, Esri
  —Michael Caldwell, Dutchess County Department of Health
• GIS Based Cancer Density Maps [PDF]
  —H. Ebru Colak and Tahsin Yomralioglu, Karadeniz Technical University
• Profile Instrument for Predicting Repetitive Occurrence of Suicidal Tendencies [PDF]
  —Dr. V. Vatsalya, American University
• Situational Awareness for Hospitals [PDF]
  —Ann Bossard, Esri
  —Dr. Stephen Corbett, Todd Williams, Karla Lavin, Dr. Elizabeth Lea Walters and Dr. Tamara Thomas, LLUMC
• Spatio-temporal Measurements of Patient-Healthcare Worker Interactions [PDF]
  —Adi Gundlapalli, Warren Pettey, Jose Benuzillo and Matthew Samore, University of Utah School of Medicine
• Statewide Estimates of Medical Expenditures for Diabetes Care [PDF]
  —Mira Shapiro, National Minority Quality Forum
• Strengthening SDI through the Response to Global HIV/AIDS [PDF]
  —Nathan Heard, U.S. Department of State
• Using GIS Tools to Target Health Disparities Interventions [PDF]
  —Zachary Vernon, Wellpoint Inc.

User Presentations, Tuesday, September 30

• A Comparison of Spatial Analysis Techniques [PDF]
  —Michael Shambaugh-Miller, Jane Meza, Ge Lin, Nicole VanOsdel and Kate Hanson, University of Nebraska Medical Center
• Analysis of the Geographic Distribution of H5N1 Events [PDF]
  —Guilan Huang, FDA/Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition
• Application of an Individual Based Model with Real Data of Transportation Mode and Location to Pandemic Influenza [PDF]
  —Yasushi Ohkusa, Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, Japan
• Current GIS Studies on Epidemiology in ITU [PDF]
  —Filiz Kurtcebe, Istanbul Technical University
• Daily Pollen Levels and Emergency Room Visits/Hospitalizations in California [PDF]
  —Este Geraghty, Peter Franks and David Soule, University of California, Davis
• Extracting Determinative Health Information from Robust Datasets Using Spatial Statistics [PDF]
  —James Norris, Calvin Consulting Group
• Firestorm 2007, County of San Diego [PDF]
  —Adrienne Perry, County of San Diego-HHSA
  —Pam Gilb, County of San Diego-DEH
• Geographic Differences in Chlamydia and Gonorrhea Rates: Community Risk Factors [PDF]
  —Lucinda Gardner, Sonoma County Dept. of Health
• Geography of Cervical Cancer: Baseline for HPV Vaccine Effectiveness [PDF]
  —Marie-Jo Horner, Dave Stinchcomb, Joe Zao and James Cuccinelli, National Cancer Institute
• Locating the Cases: A Community GIS-Based Malaria Information Surveillance System [PDF]
  —Frank Amoyaw, AngloGold Ashanti Ltd.
• Modeling Risk of Japanese Encephalitis in Korea [PDF]
  —Penny Masuoka, Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences
• Health Preparedness and Response—Improving Community Safety II (HPR) [PDF]
  —John Stinn, BearingPoint
• Rate and Hot Spot Analysis for Smoking During Pregnancy [PDF]
  —Sung-Jun Kim, South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control
• SAS and GIS Evaluation Methods for the EPA’s Ozone Air Quality Standard Proposal [PDF]
  —James Kelley, Jackson State University
• The Correlation between Air Pollution and Poverty Indicators [PDF]
  —Jason Berlow, Carnegie Mellon University—Heinz School
• The Spatiotemporal Spread of Influenza-Like Illness in Virginia, 2005–2008 [PDF]
  —River Pugsley, Virginia Commonwealth University
• Use ArcGIS in PODs Planning [PDF]
  —Marshal Ma, Montgomery County Health Department
• Using GIS to Streamline Public Health Response [PDF]
  —Steven Ramsey, Guilford County, North Carolina, Department of Public Health
• Using Web-Based Mapping for Dental Service Placement in a Multi-site CHC System [PDF]
  —Mark Carrozza, the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati
• West Virginia Hospital Service Areas Analysis Using GIS [PDF]
  —Jennings Starcher, West Virginia Health Care Authority

Closing Session Presentation, Wednesday, October 1

• Taking Hospital Situational Awareness to the Next Level [PDF]
  —Stephen W. Corbett, Loma Linda University Adventist Health Sciences Center, Loma Linda, California
• GIS and Public Health in the Americas [PDF]
  —Carlos Castillo-Salgado, Pan American Health Organization, Washington, D.C.
• Health Data Standards: An Enabling Component in Quality Care Systems [PDF]
  —W. Ed Hammond, Ph.D., Duke University
• Modeling Health Scenarios in a GIS Environment [PDF]
  —Yasushi Ohkusa, Infectious Disease Surveillance Center, Japan