Environmental tracking for public health surveillance

Environmental tracking for public health surveillance /

"Satellite imagery and data are widely used in public health surveillance to provide early warning of disease outbreaks and for averting pandemics. Convergence of these technologies began in the 1970s and has gained wide acceptance in the 21st Century. This book is written jointly by experts in...

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Other Authors: Morain, Stanley A., Budge, Amelia M.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Leiden, Netherlands : CRC Press/Balkema, ©2013.
Series:International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) book series v. 11.
Subjects:
Public health surveillance
Remote sensing
Disease Outbreaks > prevention & control
Environment
Information Systems
Population Surveillance
Satellite Communications
Table of Contents:
  • Pt. I. Introduction. Earth observing data for health applications / S.A. Morain & A.M. Budge
  • Pt. II. Infectious and contagious diseases in the environment. Vector-borne infectious diseases and influenza / R.K. Kiang
  • Water, water quality and health / S.I. Zeeman & P. Weinstein
  • Air quality and human health / D.W. Griffin & E.N. Naumova
  • Emerging and re-emerging diseases / C.J. Witt
  • Pt. III. Data, modelling, and information systems. Data discovery, access and retrieval / S. Kempler
  • Environmental modelling for health / S.A. Morain, S. Kumar & T.J. Stohlgren
  • Early warning systems / P. Ceccata & S.J. connor
  • towards operational forecasts of algal blooms and pathogens / C.W. brown
  • Information and decision support systems / W. Hudspeth.

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