PHT 410 - GIS Models in Public Health, 3 credit hours

Prerequisite(s): PHT 285 and MTH 108
This is a methodology-oriented course that focuses on designing GIS-based models to address health and health care issues. The lecture component covers a serial of topics, including: a conceptual framework, landscape epidemiology models, disease diffusion models, health accessibility, individual health behavior, and location-allocation models of health services. This course also has a lab component (10 labs) to help students gain hands-on experience of applying these models with GIS tools.