Introduction to GIS for Public Health

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Coursera 上的《面向公共卫生领域的地理信息系统导论:开源方法》课程是关于如何将地理信息系统 (GIS) 应用于公共卫生领域的一门自定进度在线公开课。 **课程亮点:** * **核心内容:** 课程深入浅出地介绍了 GIS 在公共卫生领域的空间分析技术,以及相关的理论、概念和背景知识,帮助学习者掌握 GIS 的成功应用。 * **学习目标:** * 提升日常决策能力。 * 激发相关领域的研究兴趣。 * 丰富和增强 GIS 和/或公共卫生领域技能。 * 立即将所学知识应用于工作或学习。 * **学习方式:** 课程共包含 17 个视频讲座和 15 个实践教程。教程将使用免费开源的 QGIS 软件,该软件适用于 Windows、macOS 和 Linux 操作系统。 * **评估方式:** 课程没有传统意义上的考核,鼓励学习者通过完成教程来评估学习效果。 * **社区参与:** 课程强调社交学习的重要性,鼓励学习者通过 `@OriGudes`、`#gisforpublichealth` 和 `#GeoHealth` 在社交媒体上交流讨论。 **课程背景:** 该课程的设立是为了响应公共卫生专业人士日益增长的将位置情报纳入日常决策的需求,以及开源 GIS 工具和数据集的广泛可用性。 通过本课程,您将同时学习到公共卫生背景下的 GIS 理论概念和实践技能。

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'Introduction to Geographic Information Systems for Public Health - an open-source approach' is a self-paced online course packed with contents that will fast-track your learning journey in the GIS and public health domain.This introductory GIS and Health course will help you understand spatial techniques used in GIS and Health and some core theory, concepts and background so that you can use GIS successfully. We created this course in response to the increasing need for health professionals to incorporate location intelligence in their day-to-day decisions and the growing availability of open-source GIS tools and datasets.This is how the course is going to help you:You'll be in a better position to meet your daily decision-making needs at workYou'll be inspired to start research in this subjectYou'll diversify and enhance your skillset (either in GIS, Health, or both)You'll be able to apply the learnings to your work/studies right after. You will learn both theoretical concepts and practical skills in GIS at the intersection of the Public Health context.This course is composed of 17 video lectures and 15 tutorials. QGIS will be used in the tutorials, which is a free, open-source application available for Windows, MacOS and Linux.There are no assessments in this course, at least not in the traditional sense of it! The best way for you self-evaluate is by following the tutorials.Social learning plays a vital role in getting the most out of this journey, so you might also like to join in on conversations using @OriGudes, #gisforpublichealth and #GeoHealth on social media.

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