Using GIS to assess and direct childhood lead poisoning prevention; guidance for state and local childhood lead poisoning prevention programs

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Using GIS to assess and direct childhood lead poisoning prevention; guidance for state and local childhood lead poisoning prevention programs

Published Date:

December, 2004

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current

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Corporate Authors:

Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program Geographic Information System Workgroup . Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.) . National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.), Division of Environmental Hazards and Health Effects.

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Purpose of these guidelines -- Who is at risk for lead exposure -- How Can GIS help? -- What is GIS? -- Data sources -- Getting started -- Obtaining tax assessor data -- Analysis -- How CDC can help CLPPPs -- Summary -- Case studies -- Healthy People 2010 objectives related to lead poisoning, and GIS -- Internet resources -- Glossary -- References -- Appendix A: Preparing data for GIS Use-problems to avoid -- Appendix B: Surveillance data specifications for CDC lead database -- Appendix C: Census 2000 content -- Appendix D: Desired tax assessor data -- Appendix E: Census 2000 variables in LPPB shapefiles

These guidelines were prepared to help new lead epidemiologists quickly learn how to use geographic information systems (GIS) mapping technology to assess and direct childhood lead poisoning elimination efforts."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 26-28).

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Pamphlet (or booklet)

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Guidelines and Recommendations
Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library collection

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