BC Environmental and Occupational Health Research Network

Are you interested in exploring how you might be able to use geographic information systems for your own research? Have you had any experiences using GIS that might be valuable to share? The goal of this peer-to-peer mentoring group is to facilitate discussion about and exchange ideas and expertise on GIS and related technologies as they apply to health research.

Contact Ian Parfitt for more information.

Ian Parfitt
Selkirk Geospatial Research Centre
Selkirk College
301 Frank Bender Way
Castlegar, BC V1N 3J1
Phone: 250-365-7292 ext. 321

Upcoming WebEx

Contact Ian Parfitt for details.

Past Webinar Download

Smoothing rates and disease mapping
Powerpoint (.pdf)
Dr. Ying MacNab, UBC Department of Health Care and Epidemiology, Associate Professor.
Held: May 31, 2007

GIS Group Past Teleconference Notes

As of February 2008, the Group is archiving meeting notes on its wiki. Go to: http://bceohrngis.pbwiki.com/.

2008 Teleconferences:

• January 7, 2008 (.pdf)

2007 Teleconferences:

• January 26, 2007 (.pdf)
• February 23, 2007 (.pdf)
• March 30, 2007 (.pdf)
• April 27, 2007 (.pdf)
• May meeting - webinar (see above section)
• June 29, 2007 (.pdf)
• August 24, 2007 (.pdf)
• September 28, 2007 (.pdf)
• October 29, 2007 (.pdf)
• November 29, 2007 (.pdf) 

2006 Teleconferences:

• December 1, 2006 (.pdf)
• October 10&12, 2006 (.pdf)

GIS SIG Resources & Links

If you are interested in adding to these resources, please contact the webmaster.

• CDC National Centre for Health Statistics: GIS and Public Health
• ESRI GIS and Mapping Software
• ESRI Health GIS Newsletter
• GIS Development, The Geospatial Resource Portal
• International Development Research Centre: GIS for Health and the Environment (free online book)
• Open Source GIS
• Public Health Agency of Canada, GIS for Public Health Practice
• Stanford University Library GIS Health Data Links
• Urban and Regional Information Systems Association - British Columbia Chapter World Health Organization’s Public Health Mapping & GIS Programme

Podcasts

ESRI Health GIS Conference 2007
Teaching GIS in Public Health
Dr. David Dzielak and Dr. Fazlay Faruque, University of Mississippi Medical Center
Land Conservation and the Impact on Public Health
Breece Robertson, Trust For Public Land

GIS SIG Wiki

Check out the BCEOHRN GIS Group wiki, which is a tool allowing group members to share articles and links. To explore the wiki, click here, or visit http://bceohrngis.pbwiki.com/.

GIS SIG Message Board

Use this board to share ideas. To visit the message board, click here.