Using GIS to Facilitate Community-Based Public Health Planning of Diabetes Intervention Efforts

Health Promotion Practice

Volumn 9, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 76-81

  Kruger, Daniel J ^a   Brady, Jan S ^b   Shirey, Lauren A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN FLINT   (United States)

^c Genesee County Department of Health   (United States)

Author keywords

community survey; diabetes; geographical information systems; program planning

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COMMUNITY CARE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS; UNITED STATES;

AGED; COMMUNITY NETWORKS; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GEOGRAPHIC INFORMATION SYSTEMS; HEALTH PLANNING; HEALTH PROMOTION; HUMANS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; STATISTICS AS TOPIC;

EID: 40649107906     PISSN: 15248399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1524839906293396     Document Type: Article

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