LibGuides at the CDU Health Sciences Library: Public Health: Public Health Communication

Resource Box: Public Health Technology

Chronic Disease GIS Exchange
Tools and techniques to create spatial displays of health data. From the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
The Public Health Disparities Geocoding Project Monograph
An introduction to the use of census data to monitor socioeconomic factors in health disparities. From the Harvard School of Public Health
FEMA GIS Tutorial
GIS is vital to managing large-scale emergencies. This text-based presentation from the US Federal Emergency Management Agency is an introduction to these systems.
Geographic Information Systems and Public Health : Benefits and Challenges
This brief overvies of the use of GIS in public health is from the National Collaborating Centre for Infectious Diseases (Canada).

Crisis & Emergency Risk Communication
Training and tools for informing the public about public health events. From the CDC. Includes materials for communicating with special populations.
Public Health Information Network
An initiative of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to enable the sharing of data and other information among public health agencies.
Media Access Guide : A Resource for Community Health Promotion
How to promote your program. From the CDC Healthy Communities Program
Social Media and the American Public Health Association
How to stay connected to your profession using a variety of social media.
National Collaborating Centres for Public Health
The six Canadian centres promote the collection and dissemination of public health information across the country.