Dr. Oliver is a guest Editor of this current issue of the JABFM, which features original
research using a geographical information system (GIS) methodology. Dr. Oliver is an …

This paper briefly describes how health status, access to health care and health outcomes
vary by geographic location and which aspects of location appear most to affect health care …

Understanding spatial relationships between determinants and outcomes of health care is
important as the concept of population-based health care gains acceptance. A wide range of …

174 election laws that have led to the political disenfranchisement of African American
voters [5]. Beyond regional inequalities, geographic health inequalities persist within North …

Conclusions Geographic healthcare disparities affecting the US territories need attention. In
a country that states a commitment to the pursuit of health equity, decisive and meaningful …

With funding from the National Institutes for Health and not-for-profit foundations, the goal of
the Dartmouth research team has been to improve our understanding of the causes and …

In the mid-1800s, London was undergoing rapid urbanization and sanitation was poor. An
outbreak of cholera in the Soho district of London in 1854 killed 127 residents over 3 days …

Getting Started with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), P... : Journal of Public Health
Management and Practice Getting Started with Geographic Information Systems (GIS), Part 1 …

Objectives: Geographic information systems (GIS) tools can help expand our understanding
of disparities in health outcomes within a community. The purpose of this project was (1) to …

Examining how spatial access to health care varies across geography is key to documenting
structural inequalities in the United States. In this article and the accompanying StoryMap …