Optimizing Environmental Public Health Practice with GIS

In this seminar, Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Analyst Serene Ong and Statistical Analyst Andrew Mackey from the Division of Environmental Health Services, Department of Public Health in San Bernardino County, California, provide an overview of what GIS is, how it can be used in environmental public health practice, and its contributions toward improving field workflows. Following their presentation, a panel of experts who use GIS share their perspectives on how this technology is deployed to improve field monitoring and response operations, for fostering interagency collaboration and partnerships, and for continuous improvement across the many fields of environmental public health.