Research Topics
| Gerard RushtonSummaryAffiliation: University of Iowa Country: USA Publications
Research Grants
|
Detail Information
Publications
A probabilistic sampling method (PSM) for estimating geographic distance to health services when only the region of residence is knownKirsten M M Beyer
Institute for Health and Society, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee, 53226, USA
Int J Health Geogr 10:4. 2011..However, estimated distances are often imprecise and, we suspect, biased due to a lack of specific residential location data. In many cases, to protect subject confidentiality, data sets contain only a ZIP Code or a county...- Public health, GIS, and spatial analytic toolsGerard Rushton
Department of Geography, The University of Iowa, 316 Jessup Hall, Iowa City, Iowa, 52242 1316, USA
Annu Rev Public Health 24:43-56. 2003..This review focuses on these advances... - Analyzing geographic patterns of disease incidence: rates of late-stage colorectal cancer in IowaGerard Rushton
Department of Geography, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
J Med Syst 28:223-36. 2004.... - Geocoding in cancer research: a reviewGerard Rushton
Department of Geography, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Am J Prev Med 30:S16-24. 2006..Therefore, the longitude and latitude of each case is the superior basic geocode; all other geocodes of interest can be constructed from this basic identifier... - Geocoding accuracy and the recovery of relationships between environmental exposures and healthSoumya Mazumdar
Department of Geography, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Int J Health Geogr 7:13. 2008..S Census or their derivative street files); and, c) addresses from E-911 geocodes (developed by local authorities for emergency dispatch purposes)... - Optimizing influenza sentinel surveillance at the state levelPhilip M Polgreen
Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Internal Medicine, Carver College of Medicine, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa 52242, USA
Am J Epidemiol 170:1300-6. 2009..Given scarce public health resources, MCMs can help surveillance efforts by prioritizing recruitment of sentinel locations... - Modeling the probability distribution of positional errors incurred by residential address geocodingDale L Zimmerman
Department of Statistics and Actuarial Science and Center for Health Policy and Research, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Int J Health Geogr 6:1. 2007..Unfortunately, this process results in positional errors. Our study sought to model the probability distribution of positional errors associated with automated geocoding and E911 geocoding... - Mapping cancer for community engagementKirsten M M Beyer
Dept of Geography, University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Prev Chronic Dis 6:A03. 2009..This type of map does not provide enough information on the local rates of cancer to engage community participation in addressing disparities... - Community-level risk factors for depression hospitalizationsJohn Fortney
Health Services Research and Development, Center for Mental Health and Outcomes Research, Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System, North Little Rock, AR, USA
Adm Policy Ment Health 34:343-52. 2007..Significant risk factors included unemployment, poverty, physician supply, and hospital bed supply. Significant protective factors included rurality, economic dependence, and housing stress...
Research Grants
- A GIS Based Workbench to Interpret Cancer MapsGerard Rushton; Fiscal Year: 2004..The researchers are geographers who specialize in geographic information science and medical geography and epidemiologists with a substantial record of research in cancer incidence, prevention and control. ..