Data mapping in healthcare is changing the way the medical industry thinks about patient care and services. For public health workers, understanding the relationship between location and health will improve both individual patient care and general health advocacy efforts. The number of health-related applications will grow as more organizations adopt GIS solutions. The use of GIS so as to solve public health issues has an exponential increase and has been vital to the understanding and treatment of health problems in different geographic areas.
- Identifying Geographic Health Trends
- Tracking Infectious Diseases
- Cross-Referencing Personal Technology Data
- Tracking Social Media Data
- Healthcare Planning and Marketing
- Improving Health Services