medical librarians symposium 3 09
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March 2009Tracey Hughes, GIS Coordinator
University of California San Diego LibrariesMedical Library Group of Southern CA & AZ Technology Symposium
Today’s Talk
Basics of spatial
thinking & GIS
Image from NLM NIH; obtained on 3/3/09 from http://www.makingthemodernworld.org.uk/learning_modules/geography/05.TU.01/?section=2.
London London Cholera Cholera Epidemic Epidemic of 1854of 1854
Image from The Times, 1853; obtained from Gale Infotrac database, The Times Digital Archive on 3/4/09.
Maybe it’s a spatial issue?Maybe it’s a spatial issue?
Each dot represents one death from cholera. 500 people died in the epidemic, eventually determined to be caused by a contaminated well.
Map obtained August 2006 from http://www.crissycorkboard.org/gis_class/london.htm.
Basics of spatial
thinking & GIS
Spatial Thinking & Spatial Thinking & AnalysisAnalysis
What is spatial thinking? Puzzles Space planning Imagine a path & potential obstacles Parking the car Problem solving Representations of the world Relationships Domain knowledge
Image obtained 3/10/08 from http://www.littledee.net/notes/pics/puzzle.jpg
Image obtained in April 2008 from http://history.nasa.gov/alsj/a11/A11vsMLB.gif
Spatial Thinking & AnalysisSpatial Thinking & Analysis
Some are better than others
Age Gender Experience/personality For GIS, technological capabilities
DemoDemo
A quick peek at a Geographic Information System (GIS)
DemoDemo
Basics of spatial
thinking & GIS
Geographic Information System (or Science)
Database driven system Organize, analyze, visualize Layers & attributes
Another tool for your toolbox
Graphic obtained on 3/3/09 from http://www.ncddc.noaa.gov/technology/gis/images/gis_layers.gif
Layers & AttributesLayers & Attributes
GIS in health
sciences
@ UC San Diego@ UC San Diego International Health & Cross-Cultural Medicine
Spatial epidemiology Drug use Disease transmission
CalIT2: Genes, Environment and Health Initiative (GEI) Environment & behavior
Image obtained from Dr. Kimberly Brower, UCSD; more information available at http://ihccm.ucsd.edu/faculty/brouwer.html. More information on CalIT2 at http://www.calit2.net/newsroom/release.php?id=1157.
@ UC San Diego & Other UCs@ UC San Diego & Other UCs
Bioinformatics-related GIS Genomes & brains as geography
http://www.nbirn.net/
Image obtained 3/2008 from http://www.nbirn.net/about/brochures/mouse_brochure_oct2007.pdf
@ UC San Diego & Beyond@ UC San Diego & Beyond
Pacemakers & GPS AIDS transmission Fitness Maps
Images obtained on 9/2/08 from http://emaps.dphe.state.co.us/gis/documents/CPHA07_PlenaryGIS.pdf , http://www.metrokc.gov/ftp/gis/Web/VMC/pubhealth/05070_hpa_base.gif , and http://www.gismap.us/pedometer/ respectively.
GlobalGlobal Disaster response Emergency services
Image obtained on 3/5/09 from http://www.rapidfireindustries.com/images/IMG_4646_altrig.jpg, http://map.sdsu.edu/fireweb/firehistory_frequency.htm and http://www.esri.com/news/arcuser/0104/graphics/disaster_1a_lg.jpg respectively.
Applicable and practicalApplicable and practical Community health analysis
Image obtained on 3/5/09 from http://www.tulane.edu/~mock/Maps/africaindicators.htm#Underweight and Fall 2008 Issue of ESRI HealthyGIS at http://www.esri.com/library/newsletters/healthygis/ respectively.
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Online MappingOnline Mapping
WHO HealthMapper EPA Enviromapper HealthMap
http://www.healthmap.org/en
Infection Watch Live http://quesst.ca:9080/KFLAMapping/livemaps.aspx
Images obtained on 3/5/09 from http://www.who.int/health_mapping/tools/healthmapper/en/index.html and http://www.epa.gov/enviro/html/em/ respectively.
Tell a storyTell a story
Obtained 3/5/09 from http://www.esri.com/industries/health/pdf/healthygis_asthma.pdf and CDC’s NIH Health Data Interactive website respectively.
Respiratory disease
Another way to tell the storyAnother way to tell the story
Avian Flu
Image obtained on 8/8/08 from www.nature.com/nature/googleearth/avianflu1.kml.
Much more that is done…Much more that is done…
Market and hospital service area analysis Environmental inequity Disease rates & mortality by state, county,
city, neighborhood, etc. Health care access analysis The list goes on…
Image obtained on 3/5/09 from http://www.tulane.edu/~mock/Maps/africaindicators.htm#Underweight
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Thinking AheadThinking Ahead Places & Spaces: Mapping Science
Power of maps Maps as metaphors
○ Topic Maps
Obtained 9/5/08 from http://scimaps.org/dev/big_thumb.php?map_id=88.
Thinking AheadThinking Ahead
Digital Humanities Digital Medicine
Obtained 3/10/08 and 11/14/08 from http://chronicle.com/wiredcampus/article/?id=2596 & http://life-test.calit2.net/archives/2008/08/a-wall-full-of-dna.php respectively.
GIS @ UCSD
Who I help…Who I help…
Acquire & make data available
Manage Lab
Teach
Key Resources Key Resources
Data & GIS Lab People, computers, books Help finding resources (delicious) Plotter
Instruction Once per quarter class Online 1-on-1
GPS Units for checkout
GIS Data In Lab Online Via catalog
Web PresenceWeb Presence
http://govinfo.ucsd.edu/gis
GIS ToolsGIS Tools
Software ArcGIS Desktop Google Earth Pro Ancillary software
Data Online Purchased
Books Tutorials Reference
Is GIS librarianship
different?
Check out the Map & GIS Librarian Core Competencies
The SimilaritiesThe Similarities
Reference interview Know your resources Find & organize information Metadata Service orientation
The The POTENTIALPOTENTIAL Differences Differences
Understanding of GIS theory & fundamentals Technical operations
IT Department relationship Extremely interdisciplinary Personality type Data acquisition Very applied & specific technology
How you How you mightmight use GIS use GIS Have it in your toolkit
Research/teaching/education Integration with other resources
For yourself Manage your info Analyze a problem or question Visualize info you already have Marketing & advertising of services/resources
Considerations for using GISConsiderations for using GIS
Data intensive
Raises more questions than answers
Another skill set
Not suitable for everything
Integration with other resources
Paraphrased from Chapter 3 of Spatial Analysis, GIS, and Remote Sensing in the Health Sciences and also derived from personal observation.
Health/GIS Resource SamplingHealth/GIS Resource Sampling GIS Librarian Core Competencies - http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/rts/magert/publicationsab/publicationsa.cfm
Journals International Journal of Health Geographics - http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/search Geospatial Health - http://www.geospatialhealth.unina.it Health & Place - http://www.elsevier.com/wps/find/journaldescription.cws_home/30519/description#description Environmental Health Perspectives (EHP) - http://www.ehponline.org/ Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health - http://jech.bmj.com/ Healthy GIS - http://www.esri.com/industries/health/community/healthy_gis.html
Bibliographies & Books Online ESRI Library Bibliography - http://training.esri.com/campus/library/index.cfm GIS in Public Health - http://www.environetbase.com/books/1429/tf1643_fm.pdf In Print Cartographies of Disease : maps, mapping and medicine by Tom Koch Spatial Analysis, GIS and Remote Sensing Applications in the Health Sciences (extensive bibliographies) GIS and Public Health by Cromley & McLafferty
Conferences, Workshops & Other Learning Opportunities ESRI Health GIS Conference: http://www.esri.com/events/health/index.html ESRI Guide to GIS in Public Health - http://www.esri.com/library/brochures/pdfs/health-education.pdf American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting – geography & AIDS track CARL, ALA, SLA – periodic offerings (ALA in 2010 will have 2 programs on GIS) Check on your campus or in your community for training GIS Tutorial for Health by Kurland & Gorr
Provided by Tracey Hughes, GIS Coordinator, UC San Diego Libraries at the Medical Group of Southern CA and AZ Technology Symposium, 3/09. Please use with attribution.
Discussion
Quote from the Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care in the United States.
Tracey HughesGIS Coordinator
Social Sciences & Humanities LibraryUC San Diego
t2hughes @ ucsd.edu858-534-6854
I’m interested to hear your thoughts & ideas.