Advance your career in population health - Enrol now for January 2014


Population Health and Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
 
Online course delivery:  January 13 - April 6, 2014    
Mandatory online orientation:  January 6 - 12, 2014

Registration deadline:  December 13, 2013

Topics include:

.         Spatial thinking in population health 

.         Introduction to spatial data

.         Key concepts in spatial data analysis

.         Mapping health data and health determinants

.         Use of spatial data in health policy

.         Siting health facilities and estimating geographic access

.         Incorporating spatial data and methods into surveillance and
          disease control

.         Modeling environmental pollutants and conducting spatial
          exposure assessments

.         Examining the built and social environments and health using GIS

.         Exploring future advances in the use of GIS for population and
          public health

.         Conducting a final project that applies GIS to a health question
          of your choosing 

 

Course details can be found at: www.popdata.bc.ca/etu/PHDA/courses/03 

This course is part of the Professional Specialization Certificate in
Population Health Data Analysis program which provides a unique
opportunity for health professionals to learn a diverse set of skills from
multiple disciplines.  

The flexible entry program allows you to start in
any term and to take up to two courses without applying to the full
program. 

For details on other upcoming courses visit:
http://www.popdata.bc.ca/etu/PHDA

Applicants to this program may be eligible for CIHR-IPPH Skills Update
Award funding. 

Visit:  www.popdata.bc.ca/etu/funding for details.
 

For more information or to register contact: Maxine Reitsma, Program
Coordinator, UVic Division of Continuing Studies, Phone: 250 721 6477,
Email: [log in to unmask] 
 

This certificate program has been developed by Population Data BC in
partnership with the Division of Continuing Studies and the Department of
Geography, University of Victoria. Students who apply for and successfully
complete four courses will receive a Professional Specialization
Certificate conferred by the University of Victoria.

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