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We’re so excited to partner with the four URISA California Chapters and CGIA to present this one-of-a-kind geospatial super-event in Palm Springs, California. Use this site to design your agenda, review presentations in-depth, and network with your peers.

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Wednesday, October 10 • 4:00pm - 5:00pm
Health in the Built Environment - AICP/CM Approved 1.5

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Explore the intersection between health and the physical environment. GIS is used in extraordinary ways to assess the health impact of parks, shade and illicit recycling on communities.

  • Park Revitalization: Spatial Disparities in Park Amenities and Investments
    Myra M. Tetteh, MPP, PhD Candidate, University of Michigan/School of Public Health, Detroit, MI
  • GeoDesign for Elementary Schools: 3D GIS Analysis for the Strategic Design and Placement of Multi-Use Shade Structures
    Jennifer Swift, PhD, GISP, Associate Professor (Teaching), Spatial Sciences Institute, Los Angeles, CA
  • Exide Community Health Outreach - A Spatial Case
    Douglas Morales, MPH, Principal GIS Analyst, County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health, Los Angeles, CA


Moderator
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Wansoo Im

Associate Professor, Meharry Medical College
Wansoo Im has applied community participatory mapping method on environmental health, health equity, healthcare, transportation, and other planning-related fields. He has taught at Rutgers, NJIT, and UDMNJ for over 20 years. He is an associate professor at Department of Family and... Read More →

Speakers
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Jennifer Swift, GISP

Associate Professor (Teaching), Spatial Sciences Institute
Jennifer Swift has developed and taught novel courses in the USC Undergraduate and Graduate Programs in GeoDesign and Geographic Information Science and Technology and teaches several programming-focused courses. She oversees Master’s theses and graduate research projects and was... Read More →
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Douglas Morales, MPH

Principal GIS Analyst, County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health
I'm passionate about the application of GIS to Public Health. I have a Bachelors in Biology and a Masters in Public Health (MPH) in Epidemiology. Epidemiology is “the study of the distribution and determinants of health-related states or events in specified populations, and the... Read More →
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Myra Tetteh, PhD, MPP

Myra M. Tetteh is a native Detroiter. Ms. Tetteh is an alumna of the University of Michigan with an undergraduate degree in Political Science and Sociology, as well as a Master of Public Policy. Currently, Ms. Tetteh is a senior health analyst with the Center for Health and Research... Read More →

Health in the Built Environment pdf
Wednesday October 10, 2018 4:00pm - 5:00pm PDT
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  GIS Supporting Health & Human Services