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Geospatial Applications in Disease Surveillance: Solutions for the Future

Geospatial Applications in Disease Surveillance: Solutions for the Future

Amy J. Blatt
Copyright: © 2013 |Volume: 4 |Issue: 2 |Pages: 8
ISSN: 1947-9654|EISSN: 1947-9662|EISBN13: 9781466632363|DOI: 10.4018/jagr.2013040101
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Blatt, Amy J. "Geospatial Applications in Disease Surveillance: Solutions for the Future." IJAGR vol.4, no.2 2013: pp.1-8. http://doi.org/10.4018/jagr.2013040101

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Blatt, A. J. (2013). Geospatial Applications in Disease Surveillance: Solutions for the Future. International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR), 4(2), 1-8. http://doi.org/10.4018/jagr.2013040101

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Blatt, Amy J. "Geospatial Applications in Disease Surveillance: Solutions for the Future," International Journal of Applied Geospatial Research (IJAGR) 4, no.2: 1-8. http://doi.org/10.4018/jagr.2013040101

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Abstract

Given the current attention on national health care reform and the electronic exchange of health information, this article highlights the major developments in disease surveillance and identifies a number of public health opportunities for geospatial thought leaders to undertake. Issues surrounding spatial data quality and resolution, the legal and ethical issues of volunteered geographical health information, and the technical demands of formulating a synthetic and integrative disease surveillance system represent the types of research questions that only geographers can address successfully.

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