Related CDC Web Sites
GIS Resources
Tips for Creating Maps for Public Health
- Cartographic Guidelines for Public Health (CDC Geography and Geospatial Science Working Group) [PDF-3.7M]
- Map Elements
- Classifying Data
- Types of Thematic Maps
- Recommended Resources
GIS Data
- Data and Maps (ESRI)
- National Atlas of the United States (USGS)
- The National Map–Gateway to USGS map resources
- Mineral Resources Online Spatial Data—Geology, basins, minerals (USGS)
- Geospatial Data Gateway (USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service)
- Cartographic Boundary Files (U.S. Census Bureau)
- TIGER/Line Shapefiles 2010 & 2011 (U.S. Census Bureau)
- 2010 Census County Gateway (U.S. Census Bureau)
- American Factfinder—Decennial Census, American Community Survey, Economic Census, Population Estimates (U.S. Census Bureau)
- County Population by Decennial Census 1900-1990 (U.S. Census Bureau)
- State 2010 Population Profiles, Maps, and Charts (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Metropolitan & Micropolitan Statistical Area Population Data (U.S. Census Bureau)
- 2010 Census by Zip Code Tabulation Areas (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Guide to State Geospatial Data Resources (Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
- International Geospatial and Attribute Links (University of Arkansas)
- Websites for Digital GIS Data (Stanford University)
- Harvard Geospatial Library (Harvard)
- Aggregate U.S. Census Data and GIS Boundary Files 1790-2010 National Historical Geographic Information System (NSF, NIH, and University of Minnesota)
GIS Software/Tools
- ArcGIS (ESRI)
- Google Maps (developers site)
- MapInfo (PitneyBowes)
- TNTmips (Microimages)
- Maptitude GIS (Caliper)
- MapWindow (open source)
- CDC Epi Info Resources for Creating Public Health Maps
- GRASS (Geographic Resources Analysis Support System)
- QGIS (Quantum GIS)
- uDIG (User-friendly Desktop Internet GIS)
- OpenJUMP
- Inkscape: Open Source Scalable Vector Graphics Software
- Whitebox Geospatial Analysis Tools (University of Guelph, Canada)
- Capaware for Linux
- WorldMap (Harvard University Center for Geographic Analysis)
- Linked Micromaps—Graphing and mapping program for interactively comparing geospatial data and statistics across regions (National Cancer Institute)
- MapTools—Open source mapping resources for developers (MapGears & Gateway Geomatics)
Map Making Resources
- ArcGIS Mapping Center—Resources, demonstration maps, "Ask a Cartographer" mapping solutions (ESRI)
- ArcGIS Resource Center—Communities, Help, Blogs, Forums, Videos (ESRI)
- Map Projection Overview—Peter Dana, The Geographer's Craft Project, University of Texas (hosted by University of Colorado)
- Coordinate Systems Overview—Peter Dana, The Geographer's Craft Project, University of Texas (hosted by University of Colorado)
- Error, Accuracy, and Precision—Kenneth E. Foote and Donald J. Huebner, The Geographer's Craft Project, University of Texas (hosted by University of Colorado)
- USGS Map Scales
- Color Brewer
- BatchGeo: Geocoder
- Clearinghouse of Spatial Analysis Tools, Case Studies, and Other Resources—Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS)
- GIS Resources—National Cancer Institute
- GIS in Public Health and Planning (URISA - Urban and Regional Information Systems Association)
- Maps and GIS Resources: United States, by State (University of Oregon)
Online Public Health Maps
- Global Health Atlas—World Health Organization (WHO)
- Atlas of United States Mortality 1988-1992—Leading causes of death by race for Health Service Areas (Center for Spatially Integrated Social Science (CSISS)
- Interactive Atlas of Heart Disease and Stroke—County level mapping tool (CDC)
- National Cardiovascular Disease Surveillance Data Trends and Maps (CDC)
- Diabetes Data and Trends—County Maps (CDC)
- National Oral Health Maps (CDC)
- Interactive Atlas of HIV & STD (CDC)
- U.S. Cancer Statistics: An Interactive Atlas—State maps, tables, trend data (CDC)
- BRFSS Maps—Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (CDC)
- Atlas of Cancer Mortality in the U.S., 1950-2004 (National Cancer Institute)
- Atlas of Rural and Small Town America (USDA Economic Research Service)
- The Atlas for Geographic Variation Within the Medicare Program (ESRI)
- VitalStats Interactive Statistics (CDC National Center for Health Statistics NCHS)
- The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care (Dartmouth College)
- Health Map—Real time infectious disease surveillance (Boston Children's Hospital)
- Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System—YRBS (CDC)
- CPONDER—CDC's Pregnancy Risk Assessment Monitoring System Online Data
- Community Commons—Interactive mapping, networking, and learning to support sustainable, healthy communities
- EnviroMapper for Envirofacts U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)
- Asthmapolis Outsmarting Asthma, Together (GPS tracking of asthma inhaler use to identify triggers and use of medications)
Public Health Data Resources
- Data.Gov: U.S. Federal Data Directory
- GeoData.gov Federal Geospatial Data at "Data.gov" (formerly Geospatial One Stop)
- Health Data and Tools on Data.gov
- Public Use Data files for NCHS Surveys (CDC NCHS)
- Health United States—Annual publication on demographic trends in health statistics (CDC NCHS)
- Compressed Mortality Files—County-level national mortality and population 1968-2006 (CDC NCHS)
- Surveys and Data Collection Systems—NHANES, NHES, NAMCS, etc. (CDC NCHS)
- County Bridged Race Population Estimates 1990-2010 (CDC NCHS)
- Mapping Services and Data (HRSA)
- Public Health Information and Data Tutorial (PhPartners Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce)
- Health Data Tools and Statistics (PhPartners Partners in Information Access for the Public Health Workforce)
- CDC WONDER—Online interactive health statistics report tool
- Geospatial Warehouse (Health Resources and Services Administration HRSA)
- Area Resource File (ARF)—Healthcare delivery system, demographics, economics, & environmental data (HHS HRSA)
- Office on Women's Health Quick Health Data Online (HHS)
- Vital Statistics Historical Population and Mortality Datasets (National Bureau of Economic Research NBER)
- Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) National Cancer Institute
- State Cancer Profiles—Tables, graphs, and maps for health planning (National Cancer Institute)
- Guide to Cancer Statistics and Resources (National Cancer Institute)
- National Program of Cancer Registries—Cancer incidence 1999-2008 (CDC)
- Chronic Disease Indicators (CDC)
- The Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care Data Downloads
- State Health Facts (Kaiser Family Foundation)
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System—SMART BRFSS City and County Data (CDC)
- Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) Annual State Survey Data 1984-2010 (CDC)
- County Health Rankings—Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and University of Wisconsin
Social Determinants of Health Data Resources
- American Factfinder—Decennial Census, American Community Survey, Economic Census, Population Estimates (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Social Determinants of Health (CDC)
- Area Resource File (ARF)—(HHS, HRSA)
- Community Health Status Indicators (HHS)
- Health Indicators Warehouse (HHS, NCHS)
- Diversitydata—Measures of diversity, opportunity, and quality of life by U.S. Metro area (Harvard)
- U.S. Census Data 1940 to Present—ICPSR Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research (University of Michigan)
- Small Area Health Insurance Estimates (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Small Area Income Poverty Estimates (U.S. Census Bureau)
- Service Food Desert Locator—By census tract (USDA Economic Research)
- Food Environment Atlas (USDA Economic Research Service)
- RUCA V2.0 (Rural-Urban Commuting Area) Census Tract Data (USDA Economic Research Service)
- RUCA V2.0 Rural-Urban Commuting Area) Zip Code Data (University of Washington Rural Health Research Center)
- County Typology Code (for economic dependence and social policy themes (USDA Economic Research Service)
- County and City Data Books 1944-2000 Economic and Demographic Data (University of Virginia Library)
- Atlas of Rural and Small Town America (data) USDA Economic Research Service
- Data Products (USDA Economic Research Service)
Environmental Health Data Resources
- Data Resources (CDC National Center for Environmental Health)
- National Environmental Public Health Tracking Network (CDC)
- Envirofacts Datahouse (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA)
- Environmental Dataset Gateway (EDG) (U.S. Environmental Protection Agency EPA)
- TOXMAP Environmental E-maps (National Institutes of Health, U.S. National Library of Medicine)
GIS Blogs/Forums
- Planet Geospatial (extensive blog list and stream)
- List of GIS-related Blogs (Wiki GIS)
- GIS Blogs (GIS Lounge)
- Spatial Blogs (The GIS Doctor)
- GIS Blog Listing (The Geospatial Discussion)
- List of Public GIS Blogs (Center for Geographic Analysis Harvard University)
- ESRI Spatialroundtable
- Public Health GIS Users Group (CDC)
- GIS Use in Public Health and Health Care (Vertices, LLC)
- General GIS Software, Resources, Tools, Blogs (U.S. Army Geospatial Center)
- Strange Maps (Frank Jacobs)
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