GIS and Remote Sensing for Epidemiology and Public Health Course

A gis for epidemeiology

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RE: GIS and Remote Sensing for Epidemiology and Public Health Course

FineResults Research Services would like to invite you to high impact training on GIS and Remote Sensing for Epidemiology and Public Health Course to be held in Nairobi from 25th to 29th May, 2020 .

COURSE PROFILE

Course Name: GIS and Remote Sensing for Epidemiology and Public Health Course

Venue: FineResults Research Training Centre, Nairobi, Kenya

Date: 25th to 29th May, 2020 .

Cost: USD 1600

Registration : REGISTER HERE

INTRODUCTION

Epidemiology seeks to determine associations between exposure risk and disease that are spatially dependent. Public health focuses on the health of populations rather than of individuals and focuses more on prevention of health problems. These efforts fall naturally within the domain of problems requiring use of spatial analysis as part of the solution, and GIS and other spatial analysis tools are therefore recognized as providing potentially transformational capabilities for Epidemiology and public health efforts. Statistics are a mainstay in the toolkit of public health professionals. Human memory being what it is, however, even Public health professionals with reasonable statistical training, over the years, often forget the basics. If professionals are going to make sensible use of consultants, communicate effectively with funders, and understand others’ reports, then they often need at least a conceptual understanding of relatively complex, recently developed statistical techniques. This course are: to link common public health questions with appropriate statistical procedures; to offer a strong conceptual grounding in several important statistical procedures; and to describe how to interpret the results from the statistics in ways that are principled and will be persuasive to intended audiences using simple software tools. Participants will acquire hands-on skills in use of Geographic Information System (GIS) as a tool to capture, store, analyze, manage, and visualize disease cases data that is geographically linked. The participants will also acquire statistical data analysis skills.

Duration

5 Days

COURSE OBJECTIVES

To develop Understanding on the different components of a GIS and the role GIS plays in solving epidemiological and public health problems.

To present to participants all data-related aspects of a GIS, such as the data models in GIS, data input, data editing, data visualization, metadata and managing a spatial database.

To Carry out advanced analyses of geographical data with specific reference to epidemiological related issues

To improve data management and analysis skills of the participants

To perform spatial and temporal epidemiological and public health analysis using GIS.

Establish understanding on how to work with spatial data and GIS techniques to solve epidemiology and public health problems.

To expose participants to data capture, input, manipulation and display by GIS

To demonstrate to participants use of GIS in mapping health facilities and projects.

To explain to the participants role of GIS as a decision support system in public health

COURSE OUTLINE

Module 1:

Epidemiology and public health concepts and frameworks

Introduction to Epidemiology and public health concepts

Introduction to GIS in Epidemiology and public health context

Planning for a GIS system installation

GIS Data sources for Epidemiology and public health

Working with a GIS software

Module 2:

GIS data management in epidemiology and public health.

Public health and epidemiology GIS Database creation

Data Types and Data Sources in Epidemiology and public health

Working with GIS Data

Working with data from different sources (databases, shapefiles and spreadsheets)

Facilitated Practical exercises in working with GIS Data

Styling and symbolization

Module 3:

Spatial mapping and Visualization in Epidemiology and Public health

Mapping Project activities

GIS mapping of priority public health problems (HIV and AIDS, Malaria, Tuberculosis)

GIS mapping of most at risk populations (MARPS)

GIS Mapping of health facilities and health resources

Module 4:

GIS for monitoring in Epidemiology and public health

GIS in Disease transmission and progression mapping

GIS as a Decision Support System for Public Health Management (What, where, when, how and why analysis – case studies)

Use of GIS in Epidemiology and Health Related Disaster Management (case studies or practical)

GIS in Environmental management and Public health (case studies or practical)

Participatory GIS in public health

Use of mobile GIS in health surveillance and assessments

Integrating GIS into Electronic Medical Records (case studies or practical)

Module 5:

Basic statistical data analysis for Epidemiology and Public health

Introduction to excel

Preparing data for analysis

Creating a list

Manipulating data using formulas

Outlining and Sorting data

Entering Data: Data Forms

Finding Records Using Criteria

Filtering Data

Data Auditing

Data validation

Graphs and ChartsLine Graphs

Bar Charts

Statistical Data Analysis with Excel

Descriptive Statistics

Pivot tables

Probability Distribution

Hypothesis tests

Analyses of Variance

Measures of Precision

Single Factor Experiments

Factorial Experiments

Regression Analysis

Data Quality reporting

NB: We are offering you a half day, fun and interactive team building event!

ACCOMMODATION

Accommodation is arranged upon request. For reservations contact us through Mobile: +254 732 776 700 / +254 759 285 295 or Email: [email protected]

PAYMENT

Payment should be transferred to FineResults Research Services Limited bank before commencement of training. Send proof of payment through the email: [email protected]

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How to participate

Individual Registration

Contact information

Email: [email protected]

TEL: +254 732 776 700 / +254 759 285 295

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