CHL5431H: Spatial Epidemiology: Introductory Methods and Applications

Spatial epidemiology is one of most important branches in Epidemiology to investigate spatial distribution of diseases and related determinants of health. With the development of computer sciences and big data, Geographical Information System (GIS) and geospatial technologies have been widely used in Epidemiology and Public Health issues, such as infectious diseases, air pollution, healthcare accessibility, social behaviors, and health inequality. This is an introductory course for spatial epidemiology regarding basic concepts and methods in spatial data, spatial statistics and models, and GIS tools (e.g., ArcGIS, GeoDa, and R) applied in epidemiological and public health studies.

Credit Value (FCE)

0.50

Course is eligible to be completed as Credit/No Credit: Yes

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St. George

School of Graduate Studies University of Toronto 63 St. George Street Toronto, ON Canada M5S 2Z9
Tel: 416-978-6614

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