OPEN WORKSHOP: Geo-Health Data for Government and Research: Data Driven Insights for Better Decision Making.

Monday, September 16, 2019 - 09:30 to 13:00
MUSSI Seminar Room 2nd Floor Iontas Building

You are cordially invited to participate in this joint workshop, part of the MUSSI Seminar and Workshop Series 2019 and the Geography Department and the NCG.
 

Assoc. Professor Ronan Foley, Department of Geography, Maynooth University (Context)
Professor Chris Brunsdon, NCG/MUSSI, Maynooth University (Reproducible/Open Data)
 

KEYNOTE PRESENTATION:

Dr. Malcolm Campbell, Deputy Director GeoHealth Laboratory, University of Canterbury and Department of Health, New Zealand.
Malcolm will describe and discuss the development of the GeoHealth Laboratory, currently based in Christchurch, New Zealand. The GeoHealth Laboratory is a collaborative venture between the University of Canterbury and the Ministry of Health. The aim of the collaboration is to build a strategic partnership between the parties around health geography, spatial epidemiology and Geographical Information Systems (GIS). Dr. Campbell will also highlight some examples of GeoHealth Lab research; designed in collaboration with the Ministry of Health, to demonstrate the power of geospatial intelligence for government.
Please RSVP to Ronan.Foley@mu.ie or via the Event Brite link below.
If you could circulate the attached poster among your colleagues it would be much appreciated.
https://www.eventbrite.ie/e/71354795113
 

Global & Community Health