Urban Public Health: Public Health Communication

Tools and techniques to create spatial displays of health data. From the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

An introduction to the use of census data to monitor socioeconomic factors in health disparities. From the Harvard School of Public Health

GIS is vital to managing large-scale emergencies. This multimedia presentation from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency is an introduction to these systems. It requires the Flash player, so may not be compatible with the Mac.

This brief overvies of the use of GIS in public health is from the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (Canada).

Training and tools for informing the public about public health events. From the CDC. Includes materials for communicating with special populations.

An initiative of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to enable the sharing of data and other information among public health agencies.

A collaboration of government and private agencies and medical libraries to collect public health information. This site contains hundreds of links to outside materials

How to promote your program. From the CDC Healthy Communities Program

How to stay connected to your profession using a variety of social media.

The six Canadian centres promote the collection and dissemination of public health information across the country.

Public domain software that automates survey construction, data entry, and analysis. From the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

Use your smartphone to design survey forms and collect data. Free version requires registration.