S3 | Health Policy, Health Services and
Geography
Wednesday, October 18th, 2016 9:00am-12:00pm
Session Outline
- Introduction to the use of maps and GIS in health policy and health services analysis
- Hospital Planning: the case of Le Havre (France)
- Measuring hospital services accessibility: the case of Delhi (India)
- Exploratory Spatial Data Analysis: the case of an insurance programme for the poor in Andhra Pradesh (India)
- Conclusion
Learning Objectives
- Demonstrate the importance of understanding maps as media that convey messages/information that can be truncated and that could lead to wrong decisions
- Assess and discuss the role of maps for measuring health policies outcomes