TY - BOOK AU - Morain,Stanley A. AU - Budge,Amelia M. TI - Environmental tracking for public health surveillance T2 - International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing (ISPRS) book series SN - 9780203093276 (ebook : PDF) PY - 2013/// CY - Leiden, Netherlands PB - CRC Press KW - Epidemics KW - Prevention KW - Public health KW - Electronic books KW - lcsh N1 - "A Balkema book."; Includes bibliographical references and indexes; pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. Infectious and contagious diseases in the environment -- pt. 3. Data, modelling, and information systems; Also available in print edition N2 - "Satellite imagery and data are widely used in public health surveillance to provide early warning of disease outbreaks and for averting pandemics. Convergence of these technologies began in the 1970s and has gained wide acceptance in the 21st Century. This book is written jointly by experts in both the health and Earth-science technologies. Each chapter is accompanied by an extensive list of citations to provide background and validation of the current state-of-the-art for a variety of high-interest human diseases and associated health and well-being issues. The importance of day-to-day weather patterns, the impacts of severe weather events and longer-term climate cycles form the basis for developing information systems that meet goals and expectations of national and international health monitoring bodies"--Provided by publisher UR - http://marc.crcnetbase.com/isbn/9780203093276 ER -