A Look into the Unique Role of Geographical Information Systems in our

Health Systems

This week, we had the privilege to sit down with Patrick Deluca, an expert

in geographical information systems (GIS) with interests in air quality

monitoring, modeling and mapping, regional variations in health quality and

healthcare, and more. Patrick is also an instructor at McMaster University.

He tells us about his journey on choosing GIS as a career path while

sharing valuable lessons on what he learnt along the way. Listeners also

get an opportunity to learn about the unique and important relation of GIS

with population health and how professionals in this field work

collaboratively with other health professionals. We then touch on how GIS

helps elucidate the importance of considering the social determinants of

health and increasing awareness of health inequities