Building the International Geospatial Health Research Network (IGHRN) Panel Discussion: Future of IGHRN

Type: Panel
Theme: Geography, GIScience and Health: Building an International Geospatial Health Research Network (IGHRN)
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Day: 4/5/2019
Start / End Time: 3:05 PM / 4:45 PM (MDT)
Room: Maryland B, Marriott, Lobby Level
Organizers: The American Association of Geographers
Chairs: Douglas Richardson

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Description

Panelists will summarize new research frontiers in geospatial health research and share their perspective on fostering international networks to share findings across borders and generate synergies. IGHRN’s main objectives include research and service by its affiliate organizations at the forefront of geospatial data and advanced analytics to address health issues ranging from, but not limited to, climate change and environmental and social determinants of health, to chronic, infectious, and biological disease and mental illness. The IGHRN will facilitate the sharing of geographic and geospatial health data and resources among international global health providers and institutes around the world to improve health research.

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Agenda

Type	Details	Minutes
Panelist	Zan Dodson American Association of Geographers	15
Panelist	Yonette Thomas American Association of Geographers	15
Panelist	David Berrigan U.S. National Institutes of Health - National Cancer Institute	15
Panelist	Lisa Simpson Academy Health	15
Panelist	Angela Werner Centers for Disease Control and Prevention	15
Panelist	Jianya Gong	15
Panelist	Marco Helbich Utrecht University	15
Discussant	Mei-Po Kwan University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	10