GIS and the Arizona Registry

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GIS and the Arizona Registry

• Mike Popovich
• AKC 1999
• 520-202-3333
• Michael_Popovich_at_stchome.com

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Topics

• Immunization Registry Data as a Resource
• GIS as an Analysis and Information tool
• Problems with GIS
• A Solution to the Problem
• The Cost of GIS
• Examples of Az.Maps

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Registry Data -- 4 Phase Life Cycle

• Arizona is in Phase 4
• 400 Providers
• 1M Patients
• 5M Shots
• Phase 4 Needs Immunization Information Analysis
  Tool Set

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GIS as an Information Tool

• GIS
• Visual representation of data specific to area
  geography and population characteristics
• GIS provides tools for integrating data
• Population demographics
• Census, population projections, housing
  characteristics, ...
• Boundaries
• Zip codes, school districts, counties, boarders
• Births
• Outbreaks
• Immunizations
• Provider locations

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Problems with GIS

• Not immunization - user friendly
• All new terminology and applications
• New staff skills - GIS expertise to program and
  run
• Health departments have limited GIS resources
• GIS if used is reactive - after the fact not an
  integrated real time tool
• GIS is down right scary

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Cost of GIS7,000 -- 25,000 -- 50,000

• Software
• ESRI- ArcView 1K
• STCs-QuickMap 1.5K
• (Internet /Intranet ???)
• AutoDesk MapGuide 12K
• Geo-coder 1K-2K
• Support Data 1K-3K
• Area streets
• Area census
• Demographics
• Integration Support (1-2 labor months)?
  10K-25K

• GIS Workstation
• High end PC
• 17 graphic monitor
• 128MB memory
• 6 GB of disk
• 3K-4K
• Access to network datasheets (ODBC)

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Next for Arizona

• Train and use in day to day operation
• Integrate with Statistical and Report Tools
• Create Standard Immunization Coverage Maps
• Serve to I2
• providers
• public health professionals
• public

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Case Examples

• Demonstration
• Example Maps
• Births
• ASIIS Providers
• Outbreaks
• HIS
• Underimmunized Maps
• PON