GIS Specialist
Geospatial Services Librarian
Nathan Piekielek
Contact:
W-1B Pattee Library
Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps & Geospatial Information
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
16802-1809
Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps & Geospatial Information
The Pennsylvania State University
University Park, PA
16802-1809
814-865-3703
WebsiteSubjects:Campus: University Park, Maps
Donald W. Hamer Center for Maps and Geospatial Information
Health and Human Development and Related Topics: Select Library Resources
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GIS and public healthThis text illustrates how GIS is used in public health settings including mapping health data, analyzing environmental risks, and analyzing access to health services.
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GIS tutorial for healthThis text provides an overview of GIS in health settings through case studies.
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GIS in hospital and healthcare emergency managementThis text provides the user with multiple approaches to including GIS in hospital settings and planning.
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GIS for health organizationsThis text illustrates how GIS can be used in health organizations from management to the workforce.
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GIS for sustainable developmentThis text provides an introduction of the use of GIS in sustainable development to aid in decision making, planning, and address environmental issues.
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Research on the Application of Geographic Information System in Tourism ManagementThis article indicates the role of GIS in tourism management, along with challenges.
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The Application of Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in Sustainable Tourism Planning: A ReviewThis text provides an example of using GIS in decision-making in tourism development.
Health and Human Development and Related Topics: Select Web Resources
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Mapping Nutritional Terrain, Identifying food deserts in Lansing, MI, by Kirk Goldsberry and Sarah Acmoody, ArcUser Fall 2010This ESRI news article illustrates the relationship of access to food, nutrition, and geographic relationships.
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Applying GIS to Nutrition SurveysThis site describes a study of applying GIS to the outcomes of a nutrition study to consider relationships of malnutrition.
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Nutrition Education and Obesity Prevention Branch, GIS Map viewer, California Department of Public HealthThis site enables the user to examine through a map viewer nutrition data for the state of California.
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University of Minnesota, GIS and Health careThis site provides examples of GIS and health care.
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ArcUser Online, GIS for Health Care Today and TomorrowThis article describes the benefits of GIS in the health care setting
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Healthy GIS NewsletterThis newsletter provides examples of GIS in healthcare and human services.
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ESRI, Government, Public Works, Parks and GroundsThis ESRI Site provides examples of the uses of GIS in parks and ground applications.