Geohealth

Improving Public Health through Geographic Information

Julia Keizer, Safraj Shahul Hameed, Ellen-Wien Augustijn, Sherif Amer, Ishita Rawal, Raul Zurita Milla, Nicholas Hamm, Ente Rood, and Florentina Badea

This free online course will introduce you to new developments in geohealth, looking at the latest thinking and methods for using spatial data and geographic information systems (GIS) in health settings.

Understand geohealth techniques and best practice

The course consists of ten different topics, ranging from data collection techniques to spatial simulation, and aims to bridge the gap between scientific research and health professionals.

By the end of the course, you will understand how spatial data and geo-information techniques can contribute to solving public health problems, and be aware of best practice when using GIS in the health field.

Learn with health and geo-informatics specialists

The Geohealth course has been developed by three well-known institutions with experience in both the health domain and the field of geo-informatics:

Public Health Foundation of India helps to build institutional and systems capacity in India for strengthening education, training, research and policy development in the area of public health.
Royal Tropical Institute in Amsterdam aims to improve health and ensure equitable socio-economic development as much as intercultural cooperation with partners worldwide.
Faculty of ITC at the University of Twente is recognised worldwide for achievements in teaching, research and capacity development in the field of geo-information science and earth observation.

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Geohealth: improves public health

This course provides a comprehensive introduction to geohealth, exploring its latest developments and methods. It uses spatial data and geographic information systems to address public health issues. The course is highly academic, using research paper case studies, but lacks hands-on engagement activities.

Hands-on learning is limited.

"However, it's a pity that all the in depth examples are not hands-on; the only effective engagement activity asks learners to add themselves to a map."

"This lowers the level of engagement and makes the content remain literal."

Course content is academic.

"The course content is very academic - research paper case studies are used as teaching materials."

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