Call for Participation for URISA’s 2nd GIS in Public Health Conference
Wednesday June 25th 2008
Filed Under URISA
June 25, 2008 (Park Ridge, IL) – URISA is now accepting abstract submissions for its Second GIS in Public Health Conference. The conference, themed “Putting Health in Place with GIS,” will take place June 5-8, 2009 in Providence, Rhode Island. The vision for the conference is to provide an open and participatory forum for advancing the effective use of spatial information and geographic information system technologies across the domains of public health, healthcare and community health preparedness.
The Program Committee will organize an educational program based upon the abstracts submitted through the Call for Participation. All abstract submissions, received by October 31, 2008, will be reviewed and considered for this conference. The Program Committee encourages abstract submissions in one or more of the following general categories (examples of topics within each category are included). The committee invites examples of GIS and spatial analysis in these various areas, including case studies, empirical analysis, etc.
All-Hazard Preparedness and Disaster Response
Bioterrorism and agroterrorism issues
Interagency cooperation and data sharing
Data standards and interoperability
Lessons learned
Strategic National Stockpile
Public health preparedness
Environmental Health
Lead in soil and houses
Brownfields
Water quality, septic systems and wells
Underground storage tank facilities
Radiation and nuclear power
Environmental exposure assessment
Beach monitoring
Environmental public health tracking
Environmental justice
Disease Surveillance and Epidemiology
Food-related outbreaks — Salmonella and E coli
Outbreak epidemiology, disease cluster identification and response
Infectious diseases – e.g. Avian Influenza, measles, Dengue Fever
International issues and travel medicine
Cancer, nervous system disorders and other chronic disease
Aging populations and disabilities
Injuries prevention
Nutrition and access to foods
Wildlife and animal health and vector-borne illness
Disease atlases
Hospitals and Healthcare
Facilities management and siting
Healthcare resources and services delivery
Patient tracking
Identification of underserved populations
Medical/Clinical Research
Nosocomial and antibiotic-resistant infections
Healthy Communities and Social Factors in Health
Urban air quality and asthma
Obesity and urban spaces
Census demographics
Health disparities and race
Land use change and health
Community Health Status Assessment
Maternal and Child Health
Infant and child mortality
Birth outcomes
Access to social services
WIC and other social programs
Immunizations
Domestic violence
Fertility and multiple births
Public Policy and Health Advocacy
Community involvement
Legal issues
Planning and health
Public participation GIS
Data confidentiality, ethics and privacy
Health and Human Services
Models, Methods and Spatial Data Infrastructure
Predictive and statistical spatial models
Spatial statistics and disease clusters
Survey-based data (NHIS, BRFSS, PRAMS)
GIS implementation in public health
Geocoding and data accuracy
Public health linkages in the broader geospatial world
Multi-level modeling
Web-based delivery of health data and applications
Preconference workshops, a poster session, an exhibition and networking events will accompany the educational program for this Second GIS in Public Health Conference. Visit the URISA website, for details and submission guidelines.
Contact:
Wendy Nelson
Executive Director
URISA
wnelson@urisa.org
www.urisa.org
847-824-6300