University of Michigan Department of Epidemiology Spatial Epidemiology Modules

Basic Concepts GIS and Spatial Data handling: Part I and Part II ESDA and Scientific Visualization Intro to Spatial Methods: Part I and Part II Disease Clusters Designer Statistics Disease Surveillance Spatial Compartmental Models Geostatistical Methods and Models   The Search for Spatial Associations Leaps and Creeps in Geographic Space   Pattern and Process: Gaining insights from time-space characteristics of disease distribution Transmission and Exposure: implications for pattern and process   Unanswered questions: flies in the ointment   Gallery of Student Presentations These modules are the core of a course on Spatial Epidemiology, developed at the University of Michigan in the Department of Epidemiology. Ann Arbor software company BioMedware participated in the project, which included developing software (GeoMed) for performing statistical tests of hypothesis concerning space/time disease patterns and processes. These pages are under construction. Website maintained by Andy Long. Comments appreciated. aelon@sph.umich.edu