The Public Health Care Planning Problem: a Case Study using Geographic Information Systems
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author = {Sophie Lapierre and Justin A. Myrick and Gail Russell},
title = {The Public Health Care Planning Problem: a Case Study using Geographic Information Systems},
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We address the problem of designing new networks for the delivery of public health care services in the United States. The paper is based on a case study design conducted with the Fulton County Health Department (Atlanta, GA, U.S.A.). The research contribution this paper makes is twofold. First, it presents the issues of delivering health care services through a mix of fixed health centers, satellite facilities, and mobile facilities. Second, it gives insights on how to use geographic information systems to design new health care service networks. Keywords: Public health care planning, satellite facility, mobile facility 1 Introduction Since 1948, when most public health centers in the United States were built under the HillBurton Law, nursing practices and population needs have changed. Today, public health departments in the U.S. still continue to care for the poor and protect the population against contagious diseases; but nursing has changed and its practitioners require more sp...
