Health Equity

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Never before has there been such a focus on equity as it relates to health—especially to ensure that health and human services organizations address the social determinants of health and gaps in social and racial equities. These inequities involve poverty, age, living conditions, and education, and it's important to understand the connection between where things are happening and where service gaps exist. This is where geographic information system (GIS) technology comes in. A location-based strategy can help you create an effective approach to collecting data; performing analysis; allocating resources where they're needed most; communicating with decision-makers; and, ultimately, achieving health equity.

Address population health management

To deliver programs and services that align with needs, it is critical to understand what your community's makeup is today and what it will be in the future. Using demographic, socioeconomic, and lifestyle data, you can build a more complete picture of your community, understand health disparities, analyze public health trends, and prepare for future needs.

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Advancing health equity with GIS

Ongoing crises have revealed health inequities in communities across the United States. GIS technology helps pinpoint these disparities and provides organizations with actionable data to address them. In this ebook, you will learn how local governments leverage location intelligence to advance health equity in their jurisdictions.

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