Using Google Earth as an Innovative Tool for Community Mapping

Maps are used to track diseases and illustrate the social context of health problems. However, commercial mapping software requires special training. This article illustrates how nonspecialists used Google Earth™, a free program, to create community maps. The Bronx, New York, is characterized by hig...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Public health reports (1974) 2008-07, Vol.123 (4), p.474-480
Hauptverfasser:	Lefer, Theodore B., Anderson, Matthew R., Fornari, Alice, Lambert, Anastasia, Fletcher, Jason, Baquero, Maria
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biological and medical sciences Case studies Communities Community health Diabetes Diffusion of Innovation Exercise Food Supply Humans Information Storage and Retrieval Internet Internships Map skills Mapping Maps as Topic Medical sciences Miscellaneous Neighborhoods New York City Obesity PRACTICE Public health Public health. Hygiene Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine Residence Characteristics Search engines Social medicine Software
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