Vermont: Advanced GIS Training

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View maps produced by staff from the Vermont Department of Health for the 2018 Highlights Report, GIS Capacity Building Project

These maps depict blood pressure medication adherence by Vermont town, a network service area of drive times to community pharmacies of 15 or fewer minutes, and Vermont towns with low adherence and a greater than 15-minute drive time to the pharmacy. This sequence of maps is meant to evaluate drive times to community pharmacies as a barrier to blood pressure medication adherence by identifying towns with low levels of medication adherence (less than 75 percent of town residents at least 80 percent adherent to medication regimens) and limited access to community pharmacies (more than a 15-minute drive). Over a quarter (27 percent) of Vermont towns (70 of 255) were identified as having low levels of medication adherence and limited access to community pharmacies.

Medication Adherence

Drive Times to Community Pharmacies and Blood Pressure Medication Adherence among Adults 18 and Older, by Vermont Town, 2014–2016

Participants from the New York State Department of Health

Participants from the Vermont Department of Health

The following staff members participated in the GIS training. The name in bold identifies the person who served as the GIS Team Lead for this project.

  • Paul Meddaugh, Health Surveillance Division
  • Mallory Staskus, Health Surveillance Division

Browse maps and information from other 2018 participating health departments:

February Advanced GIS Training

April Advanced GIS Training

Page last reviewed: May 24, 2019
Content source: National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion , Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention