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HLTH 455 - Disease Mapping and Geographic Information Systems

This course introduces disease mapping. It covers what, why, and how concerning disease mapping with a focus on how. Through hands-on experience with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), students learn how to produce maps for displaying and analyzing geographic patterns of diseases. They also learn how to identify locations of disease clusters and obtain clues as to the disease etiology.

Prerequisites

HLTH335 or STAT316; Level at least 4A Health Sciences students or Health Studies students or Bachelor of Public Health students or Health Informatics Option students

Corequisites

None

Antirequisites

None

Offerings

Fall 2022 [1229]

SectionClassEnrolledTimeDaysLocationInstructor
LAB 101108409 / 2516:30 - 17:20 TEV2 1002AJane Law
LEC 00198199 / 2514:30 - 16:20 TEV3 4412Jane Law
LEC 002112791 / 1

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