Day 7 : Public Health – 12 Days of GIS

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GIS Day is just one week away! Today we invite you to explore the Health Information System Modernization curriculum. 

This site contains hands-on tutorials to enhance the geospatial capacity of health stakeholders. By promoting training and technical expertise in innovative technology, through the connection of maps, apps, data and people, health professionals will be better equipped to make more informed health decisions. From fundamental GIS concepts to analytics, field work and collaboration, learners will gain a breadth of experience using GIS with multiple ArcGIS software products.

Here is a glance into the tutorials you can find in the curriculum:

Measure global hunger

Use United Nations Sustainable Development Goal data to compare hunger in the forms of undernourishment and food insecurity for the world's population.

Level: Beginner
Software: ArcGIS Online

Policy mapping - Improve newborn health

Identify counties in need of low-birth-weight intervention, including by race.

Level: Intermediate
Software: ArcGIS Online

Analyze COVID-19 risk using ArcGIS Pro

Create risk maps for transmission, susceptibility, resource scarcity, and risk profiles for targeting intervention areas.

Level: Intermediate
Software: ArcGIS Pro

And don’t forget the GIS-themed Wordle of the day

Interested in hosting your own event for GIS Day? Gather your community and explore all things GIS. Register your event and receive support and software donation! Learn more about registering your event.