In the Library's collection
GIS and Public Health are scattered between Baker/Berry Library and Dana Biomedical Library. Check the online catalog to verify a book's location and call number.
The call numbers range from G 70.2 through G 70.4 located on Baker Stack Annex A and RA 566 located on Berry Level 4.
Useful subject headings for searching in the online catalog:
Introductory readings
The ghost map : the story of London's most terrifying epidemic--and how it changed science, cities, and the modern world - Steven Johnson
Call Number: Baker/Berry RC 133. G6 J64 2006
ISBN/ISSN: 1594489254
GIS for health organizations - Laura Lang
Call Number: Baker/Berry G 70.212 .L364 2000 c. 2
ISBN/ISSN: 187910265X
Introduction to geographic information systems in public health - Alan L. Melnick
Call Number: Baker/Berry RA 566 .M435 2002
ISBN/ISSN: 083421878X
GIS tutorial for health - Kristen S. Kurland, Wilpen L. Gorr
Call Number: Baker/Berry RA 792 .G67 2006 c. 2
ISBN/ISSN: 1589481488
This tutorial is specifically for those in the health fields. This book is part of a series of tutorials that look at GIS in specific fields.
Accompanying data disc is in the Jones Media Center.
GIS and public health - Ellen K. Cromley, Sara L. McLafferty
Call Number: Dana RA 566 .C764 2002
ISBN/ISSN: 1572307072
Encyclopedia of GIS - Shashi Shekar [sic], Hui Xiong, eds.
Call Number: Baker/Berry Ref. G 70.212 .E534 2008
ISBN/ISSN: 0387359753
There are several entries on Public Health.
Online resources
- John Snow
A site of resources on John Snow including maps of London showing the cholera epidemic. - HealthMap - Global Disease Alert Map
HealthMap brings together disparate data sources to achieve a unified and comprehensive view of the current global state of infectious diseases and their effect on human and animal health. - GIS and Public Health
This site is designed to provide information on GIS, or Geographic Information Systems, at the National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS) and in the larger public health community. - Global Health Atlas
From the World Health Organization (WHO), this atlas brings together standardized data and statistics for infectious diseases at the country, regional and global levels.
GIS & Public Health
Geographic information systems and public health : eliminating perinatal disparity - Andrew Curtis, Michael Leitner, eds.
Call Number: Dana RA 566 .G462 2006
ISBN/ISSN: 1591406099
Cartographies of disease : maps, mapping, and medicine - Tom Koch
Call Number: Baker/Berry RA 792.5 .K63 2005 c. 2
ISBN/ISSN: 1589481208
Design and implementation of health information systems - Theo Lippeveld, Rainer Sauerborn, Calude Bodart, eds.
Call Number: Dana RA 427 .D48 2000
ISBN/ISSN: 9241561998
Geographic information systems and health applications - Omar A. Khan, editor; Ric Skinner, associate editor
Call Number: Baker/Berry RA 566 .G46 2003
ISBN/ISSN: 1591400422


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