This course provides a broad introduction to medical geography, spatial epidemiology, and the principles and methods used in the disciplines. The course is divided into three parts. The first section introduces the importance of place in understanding disease and health and covers topics in spatial epidemiology and analysis of geographic data. The second section uses case studies to explore the geography of disease, including infectious diseases and diffusion models, small area studies, workforce issues, and chronic disease. The third section of the course covers several special topics including the challenges of using aggregate data, the built environment and neighborhood planning, and parcel-level analysis in relation to chronic disease and health promotion. Students will be introduced to geographic information systems (GIS) software. Learning takes place through lecture and discussion, critical reading of selected manuscripts, weekly GIS lab sessions, assignments, and a team project.4 credits; (HP, P, LP, NC)Prerequisites: ECS 140A, 140B, or permission of the instructor
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