@article{735051f7c8b44282b8c6b925d14c2b0f,
title = "Charting a path to location intelligence for STD control",
abstract = "This article describes the New York State Department of Health{\textquoteright}s GeoDatabase project, which developed new methods and techniques for designing and building a geocoding and mapping data repository for sexually transmitted disease (STD) control. The GeoDatabase development was supported through the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention{\textquoteright}s Outcome Assessment through Systems of Integrated Surveillance workgroup. The design and operation of the GeoDatabase relied upon commercial-off-the-shelf tools that other public health programs may also use for disease-control systems. This article provides a blueprint of the structure and software used to build the GeoDatabase and integrate location data from multiple data sources into the everyday activities of STD control programs.",
author = "Gerber, {Todd M.} and Ping Du and Janelle Armstrong-Brown and McNutt, {Louise Anne} and {Bruce Coles}, F.",
note = "Funding Information: The authors thank Nicholas Gaffga of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Jeffrey Stover of the Virginia Department of Health, and Kathleen Sandwell of the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) for editing and reviewing this article. This article was supported by CDC{\textquoteright}s Outcome Assessment through Systems of Integrated Surveillance Cooperative Agreement # H/25CCH222333-03. Portions of this work were presented at the Third Annual Public Health Information Network Conference, May 10–12, 2005, in Atlanta. The contents of this article are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of CDC or NYSDOH. Funding Information: The authors thank Nicholas Gaffga of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Jeffrey Stover of the Virginia Department of Health, and Kathleen Sandwell of the New York State Department of Health (NYSDOH) for editing and reviewing this article. This article was supported by CDC{\textquoteright}s Outcome Assessment through Systems of Integrated Surveillance Cooperative Agreement #H/25CCH222333-03. Portions of this work were presented at the Third Annual Public Health Information Network Conference, May 10–12, 2005, in Atlanta. The contents of this article are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of CDC or NYSDOH. Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2009 Association of Schools of Public Health.",
year = "2009",
doi = "10.1177/00333549091240S208",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "124",
pages = "49--57",
journal = "Public Health Reports",
issn = "0033-3549",
publisher = "SAGE Publications Inc.",
}