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Updated in [July 25th, 2023]
This self-paced online course, 'Introduction to Geographic Information Systems for Public Health - an open-source approach', is designed to fast-track learners' understanding of spatial techniques used in GIS and Health. It provides core theory, concepts and background to enable successful use of GIS. This course was created in response to the need for health professionals to incorporate location intelligence in their decisions and the availability of open-source GIS tools and datasets.
The course will help learners to better meet their daily decision-making needs at work, inspire them to start research in this subject, diversify and enhance their skillset (either in GIS, Health, or both), and apply the learnings to their work/studies right away. It consists of 17 video lectures and 15 tutorials, using QGIS, a free, open-source application available for Windows, MacOS and Linux. There are no assessments in this course, but learners can self-evaluate by following the tutorials. Social learning is encouraged through conversations using @OriGudes, #gisforpublichealth and #GeoHealth on social media.
Course Syllabus
Welcome to the course!
Module 1 - Introduction to Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in Public Health
Module 2 - Public Health topics and their intersection with spatial data
Module 3 – Introduction to mapping techniques in the context of Public Health
Module 4 – From a spatial analysis of Health data to relevant Public Health
Course completion
