Training Date 26 Sep - 30 Sep, 2025
Training Mode Physical
Venue Maarifa Consult office
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Introduction

This course offers an introduction to GIS and how it is used in public health and epidemiological research. It will introduce participants to the basics including working with and integrating spatial and non-spatial data; geographic scale and spatial precision; decoding; visualization; thematic mapping; and understanding spatial relationships. Specific skills and tools will be introduced in relation to assessing exposure to a range of environmental risks, and a particular focus will be given to methods for spatial linkage of exposure, contextual and confounder information for epidemiological or health risk assessment studies.

objectives

  1. To develop Understanding on the different components of a GIS and the role GIS plays in solving health problems.
  2. To present to participants all data-related aspects of a GIS, such as the data models in GIS, data input, data editing, data visualization, metadata and managing a spatial database.
  • To Carry out advanced analyses of geographical data with specific reference to health related issues
  1. Explain why geographic data and tools are important for health decision makers
  2. Understand geography as a unifying framework and GIS as a tool to   collect, link, analyze, visualize, manage, and share data and information
  3. Communicate with technical specialists to develop program-specific    geographic products Work with and integrate spatial and non-spatial data
  • To improve data management and analysis skills of the participants
  • To perform spatial and temporal public health analysis using GIS.
  • Establish understanding on how to work with spatial data and GIS techniques to solve epidemiology and public health problems.
  • To expose participants to data capture, input, manipulation and display by GIS
  • To demonstrate to participants use of GIS in mapping health facilities and projects.
  • To explain to the participants role of GIS as a decision support system in public health

 

Outline

  • Module I

       

      • Introduction
      • Dr John Snow example
      • Mapping and evidence based decision
      • National spatial data infrastructure
      • Strategic role of geography in health
      • spatial data concepts
      • Process for using geographic data and tools
  • Mobile based data collection for health applications
      • Using Mobile Phones for GIS data collection
      • Importing spatial data to Quantum GIS
      • Using data from databases database management
  • GIS in health applications

       

      • GIS concepts
      • GeoData sources for HIV/AIDS and other health related issues
      • Spatial data concepts
      • capabilities of GIS
      • GIS for health applications
      • QGIS interface and map basics
  • Working with tabular data

       

      • Create new health-care map layers using internal and local data
      • Spatially join and aggregate point data to create choropleth maps
      • Working with spreadsheets data in GIS
      • Building and coding the new variables
  • GIS analysis and mapping techniques

       

      • Prepare incidence and prevalence maps
      • Investigate spatial patterns of uninsured and poor populations
      • Import and project map layers for a local analysis
      • Project maps for health-data analysis at different geographic scales
      • Adding feature to GIS data
      • Reducing GIS data from large coverage to an area of interest
      • Techniques of overlying GIS data
      • Extracting subsets of GIS data for mapping
  • Designing maps for a health study

       

      • Design and build numeric scales for mapping attributes
      • Symbolize numeric scales for polygons using color ramps
      • Symbolize numeric scales for points using size-graduated point markers
      • Map the relationship of two variables
      • Build professional map’ layouts for presentations and reports
      • GIS mapping of most at risk populations (MARPS)
      • GIS Mapping of health facilities and health resources

       

Approach

Our Training Approach

This course is delivered by our seasoned trainers who have vast experience as expert professionals in the respective fields of practice. The course is taught through a mix of practical activities, theory, group works and case studies. Training manuals and additional reference materials are provided to the participants.

 

Certification

Upon successful completion of this training, participants will be issued with a certificate of completion.

Tailor-Made

Tailor-Made Training

We can also do this as a tailor-made course to meet organization-wide needs. Contact us to

find out more: training@maarifaconsult.com / and cc    maarifaconsult@gmail.com

OR Call us on +256774361213

Fees & Payment

Fees Ugandans: UGX400000 International: USD200

Payment

The training fee covers tuition fees, learning materials, Lunch & Breakfast. Payment should be sent to our bank account before start of training and proof of payment sent to training@maarifaconsult.com /or maarifaconsult@gmail.com

 

Bank Account can be Requested.