Mapping to Support Health Interventions in the World’s Most Challenging Environments
Title: Mapping to Support Health Interventions in the World’s Most Challenging Environments
PI: Dr. Andrew Curtis (College of Arts and Sciences: Geography)
Co-PIs: Dr. Mark James (College of Public Health), Dr. Christopher Woolverton (College of Public Health), (College of Arts and Sciences: Computer Science), (College of Arts and Sciences: Computer Science), (College of Arts and Sciences: Geography), and Dr. Sarah Smiley (College of Arts and Sciences: Geography)
Dr. Andrew Curtis, Professor of Geography, uses geospatial technologies and geographic information system (GIS) analysis in his research to reduce health disparities and overcome health challenges. He and his team in the GIS Health & Hazards Lab are the developers of spatial video and spatial video geonarrative methods, including various software packages, which are designed to capture spatially contextualized data in even the most challenging or dynamic environments. From opioid overdoses in Ohio to clean water access in Haiti, these mapping approaches generate meaningful, real-time data to support neighborhood scale intervention strategies.