virginia gis health presentation

Virginia Network for Geospatial Health Research, Inc. VaNGHR

CURRENT RESEARCH CURRENT RESEARCH INITIATIVESINITIATIVES


Infant MortalityInfant Mortality


High-Priority Target High-Priority Target AreasAreas

Infant MortalityInfant Mortality Statewide, regional and local geospatial Statewide, regional and local geospatial analyses that would support the development analyses that would support the development of intervention strategies for reducing infant of intervention strategies for reducing infant morbidity and mortality, based upon the morbidity and mortality, based upon the identified national trends (C-Section rates, identified national trends (C-Section rates, pre-term and multiple birth rates, others).pre-term and multiple birth rates, others).

Geospatial analyses of infant morbidity and Geospatial analyses of infant morbidity and mortality will help local health districts in mortality will help local health districts in identifying the highest risk census tracts as identifying the highest risk census tracts as well as risk characteristics at neighborhood well as risk characteristics at neighborhood and individual levels of analysis.and individual levels of analysis.

Collaboration between EVMS, VDH, and Collaboration between EVMS, VDH, and VaNGHR on a CDC Center of Excellence grant VaNGHR on a CDC Center of Excellence grant application.application.


Richmond, VA Infant Deaths 1990-2005 Census Block Groups

[Percentage (in yellow) of Richmond Homicides by Census Tract, 2007]


1990-2005 Block Group Infant Mortality Kernel Density Analysis

Concentration of Infant Deaths in Northern Virginia

HUD Housing Units are Indicated


Richmond VA Infant Deaths, 1990-2005Predictive Kriging Analysis


AsthmaAsthma


High Priority Target High Priority Target Areas -- AsthmaAreas -- Asthma

Proposed comprehensive surveillance Proposed comprehensive surveillance system for asthma.system for asthma.

Provide a spatial analytical framework and Provide a spatial analytical framework and capacity to understand environmental, capacity to understand environmental, social, demographic, and spatial social, demographic, and spatial disparities.disparities.

Targeted interventions by developing high Targeted interventions by developing high priority asthma target areas (HPATAs).priority asthma target areas (HPATAs).

Collaboration with VCU, VDH, and Collaboration with VCU, VDH, and VaNGHR on CDC grant application.VaNGHR on CDC grant application.


High Priority Target Areas

Asthma


High Priority Target Areas -- Asthma


Breast CancerBreast Cancer


High Priority Target High Priority Target Areas – Breast CancerAreas – Breast Cancer

Analyzing the spatial distribution of Analyzing the spatial distribution of Virginia’s breast, prostate, lung and Virginia’s breast, prostate, lung and bronchus, and colorectal cancer bronchus, and colorectal cancer incidences from 2000-2005incidences from 2000-2005

Address the methodological problem of Address the methodological problem of regional incidence underreportingregional incidence underreporting

Develop estimation procedures for Develop estimation procedures for determining the magnitude of determining the magnitude of underreporting. underreporting.

Collaboration between VDH and VaNGHR Collaboration between VDH and VaNGHR on CDC Center of Excellence grant on CDC Center of Excellence grant application.application.


!( Mammography Units


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virginia gis health presentation

Health & Medicine

richmond va infant deaths

cdc grant application

local geospatial analyses

spatial disparities

census block groups

highest risk census

yellow of richmond homicides

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