Public Health GIS News and Information is a bimonthly, electronic report "dedicated to scientific excellence and advancement in disease control and prevention through the use of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) technology."

The report, which began in 1994, provides timely information on a variety of  GIS topics, including technical and outreach assistance; notification of relevant professional meetings, events, and conferences; communication from GIS users; Web developments; and public health GIS literature.

Upcoming reports are available free through the Public Health GIS Users Group listserv and this Web site. To become a listserv member, please e-mail listserv@listserv.cdc.gov and type subscribe GIS-STATES-EDU in the body of the message. Additionally, the current report, as well as several past issues, can be viewed or downloaded below.

Current Report

No. 72, September 2006

View/download PDF  1.6 MB

CDC/NCHS GIS lecture- October 18, 2006- new geographic tools for CDC data

GIS and public health literature, studies and reviews

Federal Geographic Data Committee- 2005 Annual Report

Final Thoughts- CDC symposium on mapping and eliminating health disparities

Appendix: Mapping Health Inequalities- stroke and HIV/AIDS

Past Reports

Other Public Health and GIS Information
Croner, CM. Public Health GIS and the Internet.
Annual Review of Public Health, May 2003, Vol. 24.
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Health Disparities Mapping Series (download available)
CDC Collaborative Research with The Center for Community Solutions (CCS)

This page last reviewed January 11, 2007