Geanuracos Catherine G, Cunningham Shayna D, Weiss George, Forte Draco, Reid Lisa M Henry, Ellen Jonathan M
University of California, San Francisco, USA.
Am J Public Health. 2007 Nov;97(11):1974-81. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2005.076851. Epub 2007 Sep 27.
Geographic information system (GIS) analysis is an emerging tool for public health intervention planning. Connect to Protect, a researcher-community collaboration working in 15 cities to reduce HIV infection among youths, developed GIS databases of local health, crime, and demographic data to evaluate the geographic epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections and HIV risk among adolescents. We describe the process and problems of data acquisition, analysis, and mapping in the development of structural interventions, demonstrating how program planners can use this technology to inform and improve planning decisions. The Connect to Protect project's experience suggests strategies for incorporating public data and GIS technology into the next generation of public health interventions.
地理信息系统(GIS)分析是公共卫生干预规划中一种新兴的工具。“连接起来以保护”是一个研究人员与社区的合作项目,在15个城市开展工作以减少青少年中的艾滋病毒感染,该项目开发了当地卫生、犯罪和人口数据的GIS数据库,以评估青少年性传播感染和艾滋病毒风险的地理流行病学。我们描述了在制定结构性干预措施过程中数据采集、分析和绘图的过程及问题,展示了项目规划者如何利用这项技术为规划决策提供信息并加以改进。“连接起来以保护”项目的经验为将公共数据和GIS技术纳入下一代公共卫生干预措施提供了策略。