HealthLandscape: An Online Mapping Tool
What is HealthLandscape?
The AAFP and the Robert Graham Center are pleased to introduce a new and unique website, HealthLandscape.org. This interactive site lets you combine, analyze and display information in maps to better understand health and health care and to advocate for primary care.
HealthLandscape uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a powerful tool for displaying health-related data in a manner comprehensible to policymakers and advocates, novices and experts alike. To date, widespread use of GIS by doctors has been limited due to the time, costs, and expertise required to use the software.
HealthLandscape now makes this powerful tool available to physicians and other health providers, policy makers, advocates, researchers, planners and industry professionals.
HealthLandscape uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS), a powerful tool for displaying health-related data in a manner comprehensible to policymakers and advocates, novices and experts alike. To date, widespread use of GIS by doctors has been limited due to the time, costs, and expertise required to use the software.
HealthLandscape now makes this powerful tool available to physicians and other health providers, policy makers, advocates, researchers, planners and industry professionals.
How can I learn more?
To see an example of just how HealthLandscape can help you, download demo presentation (PowerPoint: 23 pages/2 MB; About downloading files).
You'll also want to read Getting Started with HealthLandscape.org.
When you're ready to jump in, check out these tools:
Primary Care Atlas: Map Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), Medicare Physician Scarcity Areas (PSAs), the impact of your residency program graduates on your region, the distribution of physicians by specialty (primary care and other), and populations.
Community HealthView: Create custom maps and tables of health in your community - depicting populations at risk, health outcomes, and the distribution of health interventions. It currently houses health-related data from Greater Cincinnati, the State of Ohio, and the nation.
You'll also want to read Getting Started with HealthLandscape.org.
When you're ready to jump in, check out these tools:
Primary Care Atlas: Map Health Professional Shortage Areas (HPSAs), Medicare Physician Scarcity Areas (PSAs), the impact of your residency program graduates on your region, the distribution of physicians by specialty (primary care and other), and populations.
Community HealthView: Create custom maps and tables of health in your community - depicting populations at risk, health outcomes, and the distribution of health interventions. It currently houses health-related data from Greater Cincinnati, the State of Ohio, and the nation.
Policy & Advocacy
