Register today. Space is limited.
Located in-person at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB), Heersink School of Medicine, Department of Family and Community Medicine
Date: September 27, 2024
Time: 8:30am-3:30pm
Cost: Free and open to the public and UAB students/faculty/staff
Format: In-Person
Host(s) and Co-Sponsor(s): UAB and Simsi
Location: Center for Teaching and Learning at UAB
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Physical
environments influence human behaviors in ways that directly affect
community safety and wellness. Geospatial data analysis offers insights
to improve public health and reduce risks. This interactive symposium
highlights the innovative and cutting-edge research utilizing Risk
Terrain Modeling (RTM) analysis to advance public health policies and
programs in communities throughout the United States. This contemporary
work by scholars and practitioners is driving actions to make our world
safer and healthier.
Attendees will learn to apply
the theories, principles and techniques of RTM and evidence-based
practices to analyze dynamic interactions of people at places. Going
beyond personal characteristics of individuals — so often the sole focus
of public safety and health professionals, we will explore how their
spatial experiences form health, safety and wellness profiles in the
community landscapes they live, work or travel through. Researchers and
practitioners will discuss how the RTM approaches to analytics become a
key contribution to place-based public health programming and precision
medicine.
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Breakfast/coffee and lunch will be provided
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All times are Eastern Time (New York), unless stated otherwise.
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Joel M. Caplan, Ph.D.
Web:
www.jcaplan.comTwitter: @JoelCaplan