GIS Education Center
1400 Evans Avenue
San Francisco, Ca 94124
Latitude: -122° 23' 6"
Longitude: 37° 44' 27"
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Instructor:
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Dates: January 23, 30, Feb. 6
Time: Saturday morning 10:00am - 1:00pm
Location: Mission Campus (BLDG-B), Fourth Floor - Room 475
(1125 Valencia Street San Francisco, CA 94110)
Course #: TM105 Enroll Now
Cost: Early Reg. $110 | $140
(Early registration fee is available up to one week before the start of class)
Overview
San Francisco's Department of Public Health provides online tools for community members and organization to assess the health of S.F. neighborhoods using hundereds of factors. The Health Impact Assessment (HIA) tools are important in policy decisions, project developments, and analyzing the health inequities. Students will learn how these tools effect policy and demonstrations on how these tools are used. Three HIA tools will be explored over the course including:
A comprehensive evaluation that supports the inclusion and
consideration of health needs.
Assess the quality of the physical pedestrian environment and inform pedestrian planning needs.
A spatial assessment tool measuring the proximity of residents to daily goods and services in their neighborhoods
This workshop is an introduction to exploring and understanding these tools.
Students will learn how these tools can help answer questions like...
• How healthy is my neighborhood?
• Are we lacking services or goods in our neighborhood?
• What is the quality of services or goods?
• What services are needed in a growing neighborhood
Students will learn:
• How these tools were created, limitations, case studies
• What maps and datasets exist for each neighborhood
• How to use the maps and data
• Identify good indicators
• How to collect data to improve the tool
Workshop Includes
• Hands on lab time and opportunities to work one-on-one with the instructor
• Demos of GIS spatial tools and other basic GIS tools used in HIA Tools, such as proximity to retail food markets and child care centers.
• Access to the CCSF lab during the semester
• Certificate of Completion
Prerequisites
Organization
The structure of each class will generally consist of a lecture followed by 1 - 2 hours of hands-on lab time, exercises, and a short break halfway through the class period. Homework assignments and readings are distributed in order to reinforce GIS concepts and techniques.
Recommended Textbook & Hardware
No textbook is required for this workshop.
Flash Drive
It is recommended you bring a 1GB or greater flash drive. Not all lab/exercise data is available online as GIS files can be large.
Bringing your own personal computer to class?
Students are welcome to bring their personal computers into class to work on assignments. You will need a USB flash drive for saving files and transferring them to the personal computer. GIS data files can be large, so media with at least 1 GB of capacity are recommended. Some web-based services such as YouSendIt.com and TransferBigFiles.com provide free transfer of single files up to a certain size, usually 1 GB. Multiple data files can be consolidated into a single ZIP file prior to transfer. Notification of successful transfers arrive via email.Required Software
Adobe Acrobat Reader
Microsoft Excel and Powerpoint
The Healthy Development Measurement Tool model:
Pedestrian Quality Index indicators and map:
Neighborhood Completeness Indicator map:
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