[Atmos_enviro_health] Short course in Spatial Analysis in Enviro Epi. 19 - 22 September 2005

[Olivia Harkin]

The Collaboration on Atmospheric Environment and Health is pleased to
announce...

A SHORTCOURSE IN SPATIAL ANALYSIS IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
 
19 - 22 September 2005.
ANU Campus, Canberra.

AIM
This 4 day short course will provide training in new public health
research methods for spatial and temporal analysis, specifically in the
field of Environmental Epidemiology. The course aims to improve
participants' language and software skills to enable them to better
liaise with geographic information systems (GIS) experts, and to enhance
communication between the public health sector and GIS Practitioners. In
addition it will also enable participants to carry out spatial analysis
using the statistical software 'R'. 

TOPICS COVERED
- introduction - what are GIS and what do they offer 
-  introduction to basic statistics and 'R' 
- getting started: obtaining linking spatial data, mapping and
visualisation
- modelling with point locations
- making surfaces: interpolation with GIS
- modelling in three dimensions
- modelling in four dimensions:space-time exposure assessment
- discussion of different methodological techniques
- Hands on, practical sessions in the computer lab 
- case studies and software demonstrations
 
CONTRIBUTORS
Prof. David Briggs, Environment and Health Sciences, Imperial College,
London
Prof. Graham Hugo, Geographical and Environmental Studies, University of
Adelaide
Prof. John Glover, Public Health Development Unit, University of
Adelaide
Prof. Mike Hutchinson, Centre for Resource and Environmental Studies,
ANU
Prof. Tony McMichael, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population
Health, ANU
Prof. Tord Kjellstrom, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population
Health, ANU

This short course is part of a National Collaborative Program on the
Atmospheric Environment and Health, funded by the Australian Government
Department of Health and Ageing. The main collaborative institutions
are:
- National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, ANU
- School of Public Health, The University of Sydney & NSW Health
- CSIRO Atmospheric Research
- Bureau of Meteorology Research Centre

Further information will be on the collaboration website, as it becomes
available.
http://nceph.anu.edu.au/Envir_Collab/Short_Courses.php
<http://nceph.anu.edu.au/Envir_Collab/Short_Courses.php>
<http://nceph.anu.edu.au/Envir_Collab/spatial_course./> 

If you would like to be added to our mailing list, to be notified when
the flyer and registration are available, or if you would like further
information, please email NCEPH_Shortcourse at anu.edu.au
<mailto:NCEPH_Shortcourse at anu.edu.au>  or contact 

Olivia Harkin, 
Project Officer - Information and Promotions
National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health
Building #62, Cnr Mills & Eggleston Roads
The Australian National University 
Canberra ACT 0200 Australia
T: +61 2 6125 5626
F: +61 2 6125 0740
M: +61 (0)41 2141 215
W: http://nceph.anu.edu.au <http://nceph.anu.edu.au/>  
CRICOS Provider #00120C

 

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Olivia Harkin
Project Officer - Information & Promotions Unit
National Centre for Epidemiology & Population Health
Building #62, Cnr Mills & Eggleston Roads
The Australian National University 
Canberra ACT 0200 Australia

T: +61 2 6125 5626
F: +61 2 6125 0740
M: +61 (0)41 2141 215
W: http://nceph.anu.edu.au <http://nceph.anu.edu.au/>  
 
CRICOS Provider #00120C
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