GIS in the Health Sciences

This hands-on session provides an overview on the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and how it can be used in the health sciences. The session will explore different types of data, compare various GIS software  (e.g, ArcGIS, Google Earth, QGIS) available to use, and examine how to prepare your data for analysis, and identify potential sources of of secondary data  (e.g., WHO, CDC, CIHI).

By the end of this session participants will be able to:

- Outline a basic overview of available GIS software
- List methods for how GIS could be used for data analysis and visualization in health sciences-related disciplines
- Describe how to prepare your data or determine if your data would - Locate potential secondary data to include in your analyses