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Health
 Websites presented in alphabetical order Cancer Mortality Maps & Graphs 
 Interactive maps, graphs, text, tables, and figures show geographic patterns and time trends in cancer death rates in the United States for the years 1950-1994 for more than 40 cancers. Also provides links to related sites. Produced by the National Cancer Institute, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). http://www3.cancer.gov/atlasplus/ Topics: Cancer, Scientific Themes, Statistics, U.S. Maps Last updated Jul 27, 2004 Center for the Study of Public Health Impact of Hurricanes
"Using New Orleans as a test case ... [this Louisiana State University research center] is currently developing techniques and models for assessing and mitigating the public health issues associated with complex disasters." The website features maps indicating where flooding could occur in the case of hurricanes in New Orleans, papers on the impacts of hurricanes and flooding in the area, and related material on hurricanes and Louisiana wetlands and coastal issues. http://www.publichealth.hurricane.lsu.edu Topics: Hurricane Katrina, Public Health & Safety, Scientific Themes, U.S. History By Place, U.S. Maps, Water, Weather Last updated Jan 5, 2007 Dangerous Beaches Mapping Project
Contains worldwide maps of unsafe coastal beaches. Factors represented and discussed include geology (cliffs, rock reefs); marine organisms (sharks, jellyfish, and others); surf (dangerous waves, currents); and pollution. Also browsable by name of map. From the Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley. http://geography.berkeley.edu/ProjectsResources/DangerousBeaches/DangerousBeaches Topics: Outdoor Recreation, Pollutants & Toxic Substances, Scientific Themes, Travel, Water Last updated Apr 30, 2008 John Snow
Devoted to Dr. John Snow, a prominent figure "in the history of public health, epidemiology and anesthesiology." Includes a biography, bibliography, photographs, maps of the 1854 London cholera outbreak studied by Snow, and full text of Snow's "On the Mode of Communication of Cholera." Also contains competing theories of the cause of cholera, and news on current worldwide cholera epidemics. From the Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of California, Los Angeles. http://www.ph.ucla.edu/epi/snow.html Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Health, Health & Medical Disciplines, Infectious Diseases, Maps by Place, Notable People, Photograph Collections: Regional, Public Health & Safety, Scientific Themes Last updated Jun 21, 2004 National Atlas of the United States of America
An interactive map of the United States displaying millions of geographical locations in a series of map layers. These map layers display airports, federal lands, urban areas, water features, parkways, rivers, railroads, roads, and geological events. Also includes terrain relief and elevation and seasonal vegetation growth maps, as well as articles about U.S. geography. Map layers and raw data can be downloaded. http://nationalatlas.gov/ Topics: Scientific Themes, U.S. Maps Last updated Mar 1, 2006 West Nile Virus Maps
Frequently updated maps displaying the tracking and spread of the West Nile virus. The site features bird, human, mosquito, sentinel, and veterinary maps. ("Sentinel chickens are birds placed in cages that are exposed to mosquitoes in the area. Chickens that are bitten by infected mosquitoes develop antibodies, but are not otherwise affected by the virus.") Includes information going back to 2000, background information, and related links. http://westnilemaps.usgs.gov/ Topics: Diseases & Conditions, Infectious Diseases, Scientific Themes, U.S. Maps Last updated Dec 19, 2005 |
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