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What is the purpose of community health profiling?

  • To increase access to greenspace
  • To provide exercise equipment to local gyms
  • To promote walking in parks
  • To identify geographical strengths and weaknesses of a specific community (correct)

How can GIS benefit health informatics research?

  • By providing better access to geographical health data (correct)
  • By increasing human error in data collection
  • By reducing the use of geolocation devices
  • By decreasing the dimensions of health data

What can GIS help researchers do in environmental health studies?

  • Increase human error in data collection
  • Reduce the availability of health data
  • Assess environmental risks (correct)
  • Predict future healthcare needs

How can GIS benefit health services' costs?

<p>By planning amenities more efficiently (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a key advantage of GIS in health informatics research?

<p>More efficient data collection (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does community health profiling help in decision-making about health services?

<p>By identifying strengths and weaknesses of communities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a primary reason for the need to increase surveying in health studies?

<p>To improve the quality of reporting in health studies (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is one area where GIS tools are identified as needing improvement?

<p>Mapping geographical locations of health facilities (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How can GIS tools impact the utilization of health care services?

<p>Enhance the understanding of demographic and socioeconomic characteristics (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of behaviors were addressed through questionnaires using GIS in the study of health geography?

<p>Health prevention behaviors (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary goal of GIS in health studies according to the text?

<p>To enhance the utilization of health care services (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why is significant work still needed to improve GIS in the study of health geography?

<p>To better understand the impact of geographic and spatial factors on health care utilization (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main advantage of using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) in research?

<p>Increased efficiency and time management (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which type of data is NOT mentioned as being utilized in the study of cardiovascular drug-prescribing patterns in Taiwan?

<p>Public health informatics data (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of the study conducted by Leslie, Butterworth, and Edwards in 2006?

<p>Measuring community walkability using GIS data (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How does the text suggest GIS contributes to understanding geographical factors' influence on population health?

<p>By allowing for greater efficiency in research (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which publication discusses the ethical issues related to sharing geographic information in system design?

<p>Journal of Biomedical Informatics 2003;35:178–85 (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which year was 'The case for small area microdata' published?

<p>2004 (E)</p> Signup and view all the answers

How many citizens in a southwest area of Japan were predicted to not receive proper hospital care based on GIS assessment?

<p>Over 9000 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of developing the Patient Access Area Model through GIS?

<p>To evaluate medical supply and demand (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is essential for making gains in health informatics when using GIS according to the text?

<p>Applying GIS through research (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What needs to occur to ensure better geographical health maps are used?

<p>Improvements in quantity and quality of data input (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In what field was the use of GIS discussed by Shaw and McGuire?

<p>Health informatics research (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the main focus of GIS research in health geography according to the text?

<p>Identifying populations at risk based on location (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the focus of Rytkonen's work as mentioned in the text?

<p>GIS and spatial analysis in epidemiology (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which publication discusses the use of GIS in identifying outcome disparities in patients with type 2 diabetes and hyperlipidemia?

<p>Using Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to access outcome disparities in patients with type 2 diabetes and hyperlipidemia (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the TEDMED 2008 talk by Bill Davenhall mainly about?

<p>How an individual's health is influenced by their location (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

In which publication was a cancer case study used to investigate environmental health using GIS?

<p>Polish Journal of Environmental Studies (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What type of research studies are categorized in the framework by Lyseen et al.?

<p>Health related geographical information systems (GIS) studies (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which author discussed the method for identifying populations at risk based on high background radon levels?

<p>Kohli S. (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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