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Colorado Public Health/GIS Users Group

Colorado GIS Health Users Group (CHUG)

The next scheduled meeting of the GIS Colorado Health Users Group (CHUG) will be held on Friday, February 19, 2010, from 2:00 to 3:30pm in Denver at the University of Colorado Denver, Facility for Advanced Spatial Technology (FAST Lab).  The FAST Lab is located at 1200 Larimer Street, Suite 5032/33, North Classroom Bldg. in Denver.  Take the elevator on the SE corner of the North Classroom Building to the 5th floor and follow the hallway all the way around.  

The meeting will include a presentation from Dr. Peter Anthamatten (Department of Geography and Environmental Sciences, UC-Denver) entitled "Exploring the Geographies of Childhood Obesity.  A flyer for the meeting can be downloaded here.  If you have any questions about attending please contact Mark Egbert, GIS Coordinator, CDPHE or Deb Thomas, Dept. of Geography, UCD.

We look forward to having any professionals, students, or faculty interested in learning more about the application of GIS in Public Health in attendance.  

Previous Meetings and Presentations

Announcement and Agenda 11/12/2009
Announcement and Agenda 5/7/2009
Announcement and Agenda 2/5/2009
Announcement and Agenda 12/4/2008
Announcement and Agenda 7/2/2008
Announcement 11/8/2007
GIS Workshop Agenda - CPHA Conference 9/19/2007
Public Health/GIS Open House at CDPHE 10/26/2006
Announcement 6/6/2006
Minutes 6/6/2006
Minutes 3/14/2006
Announcement 3/14/2006

Colorado Public Health/GIS Users Group Co-Hosted by:

Mark Egbert
GIS Coordinator
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Deb Thomas
Professor, Dept of Geography
The University of Colorado Denver

Upcoming Training

Upcoming training classes including Accessing Spatial Data and SDE, Introduction to GIS, and Intermediate GIS will be scheduled soon for the spring and summer. Check CO.Train or call 303-692-2246 for more info.

These classes are open to all CDPHE employees who have completed the Introduction to GIS training. Employees of other state and local agencies may also attend, on a space-available basis.

Additional Resources

Find a flu shot using google maps
Search google maps for seasonal and H1N1 flu vaccination shots

Designing an Atlas of Public Health for Colorado
Explore the framework for developing a Colorado public health atlas

Enhancing the Use of Geography in a HIV/AIDS Surveillance Program
Explore different mapping techniques used to model HIV/AIDS surveillance data