Spatial Analysis in Public Health: Did Drinking Water Kill in Woburn?
Contributed by Dr. Geoffrey M. Jacquez, President o |
| version |
Winter 2000 |
| status |
Final |
| rights_restrictions |
unknown |
| rights_description |
unknown |
| rights_cost |
no |
| resource_type |
Lecture Materials |
| metametadata_contributor_role |
Creator |
| metametadata_contributor_entity |
David Fearon, fear@umail.ucsb.edu |
| metametadata_contributor_date |
2002-08-12 |
| location |
| http://www.sph.umich.edu/geomed/grabber/ |
| learning_time |
1:00:00 |
| keywords |
epidemiology, Environmental Studies & Policy, ecology, community health, pollution, Environmental Protectino Agency / EPA, autocorrelation, spatial patterns of diseases, exploratory spatial data analysis, CDC, disease, disease clusters and diffusion, disp |
| format |
text/html |
| end_user_role |
Teacher |
| description |
An Epidemiological Study case study on 1979 water pollution contamination in Woburn Massachusetts. Includes brief history and maps, description of childhood leukemia, and public trial and legal action. Includes discussion of geology and hydrology of region with topographical maps. Extensive references with some web links. Associated with course on Spatial Epidemiology by Dr. Geoffrey M. Jacquez, Dr. Mark L. Wilson and Dr. Andrew E. Long. Also includes classroom discussion questions. |
| CSISS_interest_area |
spatial autocorrelation,spatial diffusion |
| CSISS_discipline |
Environmental Studies & Policy,Law & Society |
| contributor_role_1 |
Author |
| contributor_entity_1 |
Dr. Geoffrey M. Jacquez, President o |
| contributor_date_1 |
2000-02-19 |
| contributor_role_2 |
Author |
| contributor_entity_2 |
Dr. Mark L. Wilson and Dr. Andrew E. |
| contributor_date_2 |
0000-00-00 |
| aggregation_level |
2 |