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American Journal of Public Health, 10.2105/AJPH.2005.076851

Government, Politics, and Law

Use of Geographic Information Systems for Planning HIV Prevention Interventions for High-Risk Youths

Catherine G. Geanuracos 1, Shayna D. Cunningham 2, George Weiss 3, Draco Forte 4, Lisa M. Henry Reid 4, Jonathan M. Ellen 2*

1 University of California, San Francisco, Division of Adolescent Medicine
2 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health
3 Children’s Hospital, Los Angeles, California
4 Stroger Hospital of Cook County, Chicago, Illinois

* To whom correspondence should be addressed. E-mail: jellen{at}jhmi.edu.


  Abstract

Geographic information system (GIS) analysis is an emerging tool for public health intervention planning. Connect to Protect, a researcher–community collaboration working in 15 cities to reduce HIV infection among youths, developed GIS databases of local health, crime, and demographic data to evaluate the geographic epidemiology of sexually transmitted infections and HIV risk among adolescents.

We describe the process and problems of data acquisition, analysis, and mapping in the development of structural interventions, demonstrating how program planners can use this technology to inform and improve planning decisions.

The Connect to Protect project’s experience suggests strategies for incorporating public data and GIS technology into the next generation of public health interventions.

Key Words: Adolescent Health, Community Health, Epidemiology, HIV/AIDS, Prevention, Statistics/Evaluation/Research






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