Conceptual framework of a geographical information system for environment--public health surveillance in Goa. 2007

F S Vaz, and A M A Ferreira, and D D Motghare, and M S Kulkarni
Department of Preventive and Social Medicine, Goa Medical College, Goa. frederickvaz@rediffmail.com

This paper proposes a conceptual framework for establishing a multidiscipline Geographical Information System for environment public health surveillance in the state of Goa. Sectors networking for the Geographical Information System encompass Directorate of Health Services including peripheral health setup, Public Works Department, State Pollution Control Board, Irrigation Department, Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers, Town and Control Planning Department, Meteorological Department etc. the applications of which would predict potential outbreaks / epidemics of water borne diseases, malaria, diseases linked to pollution and would support disease control activities. In addition to health applications, the data generated would be used by the respective sectors for their other planning and programming needs.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007194 India A country in southern Asia, bordering the Arabian Sea and the Bay of Bengal, between Burma and Pakistan. The capitol is New Delhi. Republic of India
D007373 Interinstitutional Relations The interactions between representatives of institutions, agencies, or organizations. Interagency Relations,Interagency Relation,Interinstitutional Relation,Relation, Interagency,Relation, Interinstitutional,Relations, Interagency,Relations, Interinstitutional
D011159 Population Surveillance Ongoing scrutiny of a population (general population, study population, target population, etc.), generally using methods distinguished by their practicability, uniformity, and frequently their rapidity, rather than by complete accuracy. Surveillance, Population
D011635 Public Health Administration Management of public health organizations or agencies. Administration, Public Health
D004777 Environment The external elements and conditions which surround, influence, and affect the life and development of an organism or population. Environmental Impact,Environmental Impacts,Impact, Environmental,Impacts, Environmental,Environments
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D040362 Geographic Information Systems Computer systems capable of assembling, storing, manipulating, and displaying geographically referenced information, i.e. data identified according to their locations. Geographical Information Systems,Global Positioning System,Global Positioning Systems,Geographic Information System,Geographical Information System,Information System, Geographic,Information System, Geographical,Information Systems, Geographic,Information Systems, Geographical,Positioning System, Global,Positioning Systems, Global,System, Geographical Information,System, Global Positioning,Systems, Geographical Information,Systems, Global Positioning

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