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VANGHR’s HPTA Analysis Tool highlights areas of need
VANGHR’s High Priority Target Area (HPTA) Analysis Tool is an effective modality for identifying areas for interventions and policy change. The HPTA Analysis Tool helps visualize the interaction between two indicators and highlights areas of highest priority. See the HPTA Analysis Tool in action in the Virginia Health Chart Book or to learn more, visit […]
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VANGHR’s work continues to highlight health disparities
Over the past two months, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies has release two additional community health equity reports (CHERs) for Cook County, Illinois and Bernalillo County, New Mexico. These two reports included mapping and analysis performed by VANGHR. To examine access to health food in Cook County, VANGHR analyzed the distribution of […]
VANGHR maps and analysis help to highlight health disparities
In the first half of 2012, the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies released Community Health Equity Reports (CHER) for two of their PLACE MATTERS communities – San Joaquin Valley, California and New Orleans, Louisiana. Both reports include geospatial analysis and thematic mapping performed by VANGHR. The VANGHR team used advanced geospatial analytic techniques […]
Release of Underserved Area application
At the Virginia Rural Health Conference in Staunton, the Virginia Network for Geospatial Health Research (VANGHR) announced the release of the Virginia Underserved Area Application (UAA, www.va-underservedareas.org). The UAA provides a tool to determine if an address or location is in a Medically Underserved Area (MUA) or a Health Professional Shortage Area (HPSA). It also […]
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Presentation at ESRI Health
The Virginia Network for Geospatial Health Research (VANGHR) delivered a presentation titled “The Virginia Rural Health Data Portal: Phase II” at the ESRI Health Conference in Washington, DC. ESRI Health is the largest meeting of GIS health application users in the world. The data portal presentation was conducted in cooperation with the Virginia Rural Health […]
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VANGHR announces receipt of Eastern Virginia Medical School grant
The Virginia Network for Geospatial Health Research (VANGHR) announced that it was awarded a grant with Eastern Virginia Medical School (www.evms.edu) to conduct predictive modeling of health outcomes and social determinants of health in the Hampton Roads region of Virginia. Models will be developed that identify where changes in health outcomes will have influence on […]
VANGHR delivers presentation to the Virginia Asthma Coalition in Norfolk
The Virginia Network for Geospatial Health Research (VANGHR) delivered a presentation at the quarterly meeting of the Eastern Virginia Asthma Coalition (VAC) in Norfolk. Steve Sedlock, founder and executive director of VANGHR, presented on “Geospatial Analysis of Outpatient and Inpatient Asthma Incidence in Virginia: An Overview Using Health Outcome Data”. VANGHR and the Virginia Department […]
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VANGHR delivers presentation to the Virginia Asthma Coalition in Richmond
The Virginia Network for Geospatial Health Research (VANGHR) delivered a presentation at the quarterly meeting of the Virginia Asthma Coalition (VAC) in Richmond. The mission of the VAC (www.virginiaasthma.org) is to enhance the quality of life for Virginians with asthma. Steve Sedlock, founder and executive director of VANGHR, and Beth Manghi, data analyst and project […]
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VANGHR participates in the Virginia Rural Health Conference in Staunton, Virginia
Steve Sedlock, founder and executive director of the Virginia Network for Geospatial Health Research, participated in forming policy framework and health data initiatives during work group sessions at the Virginia Rural Health Conference. Since its early beginnings, VANGHR has been at the forefront of Virginia rural health data policy, analysis, and distribution. In 2009, VANGHR […]
VANGHR delivers presentation at the APHA Conference in Denver
The Virginia Network for Geospatial Health Research (VANGHR) delivered a presentation at the American Public Health Association in Denver, Colorado. APHA is the largest meeting of public health professionals, physicians, researchers, and educators in the world. Steve Sedlock, founder and executive director of VANGHR, co-presented on “Community Context in Understanding Geographic Disparities in Social Determinants […]