During the afternoon session, participants will have the opportunity to work with instructors creating health data maps in a GIS and engaging in group discussion as to possible usages of GIS for exploring the spatial pattern of disease and health outcomes. Upon completion of this workshop, participants will have gained familiarity with GIS and its strengths for research into human health and well-being as well as information pertaining to the access and availability of data for health-related research in British Columbia.

Instructor - Nathanial J. Bell, PhD Candidate, Simon Fraser University

Prerequisite - Attendees should have working knowledge of the Excel and/or Access platforms of the Microsoft Office Suite.

Audience - People working with health data that have no experience using GIS but would like to learn how it can be applied in their research.