TY - JOUR
T1 - Use of geographic information systems for planning HIV prevention interventions for high-risk youths
AU - Geanuracos, Catherine G.
AU - Cunningham, Shayna D.
AU - Weiss, George
AU - Forte, Draco
AU - Henry Reid, Lisa M.
AU - Ellen, Jonathan M.
PY - 2007/1/11
Y1 - 2007/1/11
N2 - Geographic information system (GIS) analysis is an emerging tool for public health intervention planning. Connect to Protect, a researcher-community collaboration working in 15 cities to reduce HIV infection among youths, developed GIS databases of local health, crime, and demographic data to evaluate the geographic epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections and HIV risk among adolescents. We describe the process and problems of data acquisition, analysis, and mapping in the development of structural interventions, demonstrating how program planners can use this technology to inform and improve planning decisions. The Connect to Protect project's experience suggests strategies for incorporating public data and GIS technology into the next generation of public health interventions.
AB - Geographic information system (GIS) analysis is an emerging tool for public health intervention planning. Connect to Protect, a researcher-community collaboration working in 15 cities to reduce HIV infection among youths, developed GIS databases of local health, crime, and demographic data to evaluate the geographic epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections and HIV risk among adolescents. We describe the process and problems of data acquisition, analysis, and mapping in the development of structural interventions, demonstrating how program planners can use this technology to inform and improve planning decisions. The Connect to Protect project's experience suggests strategies for incorporating public data and GIS technology into the next generation of public health interventions.
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U2 - 10.2105/AJPH.2005.076851
DO - 10.2105/AJPH.2005.076851
M3 - Review article
C2 - 17901452
AN - SCOPUS:35748952241
SN - 0090-0036
VL - 97
SP - 1974
EP - 1981
JO - American journal of public health
JF - American journal of public health
IS - 11
ER -