Public Health Geographic Information Systems for Global Health and Development - Loma Linda University

Public Health Geographic Information Systems for Global Health and Development from Loma Linda University is a Campus Master Public Health degree that prepares you for a Healthcare career. The GISGHD track is designed to prepare students in the application of modern geospatial technologies to global health and development practice, research, and learning. Acquiring dual skills in public health and GIS enhances the preparation of global health professionals by increasing their effectiveness and efficiency in state-of-the-art methods in problem solving and information sharing in today???s complex global climate where new health threats are emerging and existing ones are becoming more problematic. Graduates can apply their multifaceted skills to improve analytical efficiency and decision support in a wide range of activities. These include population research on the relationship between socioeconomic factors and human health to the assessment, planning, and management of pressing global health problems such as emergency preparedness, disease distribution and surveillance, primary health services delivery, refugee program management, and general demographics needed to inform and plan public health programs. Students are encouraged to take advantage of the Health Geoinformatics Summer Institute offered from June to August to conveniently complete some or all of the required GIS courses in an intensive format during the first summer. Learner outcomes: Graduates in this program will acquire the professional and scientific skills to aptly plan and implement global health programs in local, state, federal health departments/agencies; in private business/industry; and in international agencies and programs. They will specifically: 1. Use GIS technology and methods for accessing and capturing spatially defined global health and development information and build a related, useful geospatial database. 2. Implement effective geospatial data display while producing and publishing customized maps and other visual displays of global health and development data. 3. Employ GIS-based methods and techniques of spatial analysis that support research and decision-making in global health program design, implementation, and evaluation. 4. Manage global health GIS projects in government, academia, and grass-roots community settings. 5. Utilize geospatial information technology and methods to shape global health practice and policy. View more details on Loma Linda University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related Public Health courses.