GIS in Public Health Special Interest Group

Links

Northwestern Library - GIS resources at Northwestern.
ESRI Training Catalog - Free training (webinars as well as web courses) available from ESRI

GIS Use in Public Health and Health Care blog - Covers a wide variety of uses of GIS in relation to public health, health care, disease surveillance and control, etc. Usually several posts per day.
UIC Certificate Program - Information about the Public Health GIS Certificate program and the University of Illinois at Chicago
Food Environment Atlas from usda.gov

Examining the Impact of Food Deserts on Public Health in Chicago - Food deserts in Chicago
Geographic variability in childhood asthma prevalence in Chicago - "Childhood asthma prevalence has been shown to be higher in urban communities overall without an understanding of differences by neighborhood". On PubMed.
A Profile of Health and Health Resources within Chicago’s 77 Communities - This report features five winnable battles taken from the framework of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC): (1) childhood obesity, (2) HIV/AIDS, (3) racial/ethnic disparities in breast cancer mortality, (4) teen pregnancy, and (5) motor vehicle injury and death.

Cartastrophe - The author of this blog picks apart maps that he encounters, carefully combining criticism of weaknesses with praise of strengths. The maps are not the worst out there, but there are subtle things about them that make the author question what or how an idea is conveyed. A great blog to read through to sharpen your own attention to detail.