Applied Spatial Statistics for Public Health Data - Waller, Lance A. (Emory University, Atlanta, GA) a Gotway, Carol A. (National Center for Environmental Health, Center for Disease Control/Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia)

While mapped data provide a common ground for discussions between the public, the media, regulatory agencies, and public health researchers, the analysis of spatially referenced data has experienced a growth, thanks in part to the development of geographical information systems (GIS's).