scholarly journals Density equalizing map projections (cartograms) in public health applications

1998 ◽  
Author(s):  
D.W. Merrill
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Map Projections ◽  
Density Equalizing Map ◽  
Health Applications

scholarly journals Reconciling Epidemiology’s Aspirations and Capabilities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A Savitz
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Epidemiologic Studies ◽  
Public Health Importance ◽  
Public Health Action ◽  
Action Current ◽  
Current Trends ◽  
The Face ◽  
Health Action ◽  
New Challenges ◽  
Health Applications

Abstract Interpreting the results of epidemiologic studies calls for objectivity and rigorous scrutiny, acknowledging the limitations that temper the applicability of the findings to public health action. Current trends have posed new challenges to balancing goal of scientific objectivity and validity with public health applications. The ongoing tension between epidemiology’s aspirations and capability has several sources: the need to overpromise in research proposals, compromising methodologic rigor because of public health importance, defending findings in the face of hostile critics, and appealing to core constituencies who have specific expectations from the research.

scholarly journals The Use of Open Source Software to Enhance Public Health Initiatives

2014 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Erin Hahn ◽  
Sheri Lewis ◽  
David Blazes
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Open Source ◽  
Open Source Software ◽  
Global Public Health ◽  
Health Initiatives ◽  
Public Health Initiatives ◽  
Health Applications

Open Source Software (OSS) is rapidly becoming part of public health applications. The adoption more broadly of OSS has the potential to improve global public health initiatives in general, because it provides a free, modifiable software option which can be altered to meet specific requirements.

Model-Based Mining of Remotely Sensed Data for Environmental and Public Health Applications

1998 ◽  
pp. 355-374
Author(s):  
C.-S. Li ◽  
L. Bergman ◽  
V. Castelli ◽  
J. R. Smith ◽  
A. Thomasian ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Public Health ◽  
Remotely Sensed ◽  
Remotely Sensed Data ◽  
Model Based ◽  
Health Applications
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