Abstract
The current population growth links different social and economic development problems that must be addressed, within these public health, which should be of high priority in order to minimize the threats of health in the citizenry; therefore, administrative entities must get strong commitments in minimum periods of time. Taking into account the above, it is proposed to evaluate the level of accessibility offered by the road infrastructure network in the municipality of Pitalito, department of Huila, as well as the level of coverage by population and area for the years 2015 (base scenario) and 2031 (intervened scenario), through the use of geostatistical methods from digital tools.
Highlights
IntroductionThe needs of access to health equipment implies a strong commitment from the municipal administration, with the aim of achieving a healthier population by minimizing travel time to these services (Unal, Chen, & Waldorf, 2007), in addition to guaranteeing a better quality of life
The municipality of Pitalito, is located south of the department of Huila on the Magdalena valley at 1 ° 51'14 “north latitude and 76° 03'05” west longitude (Figure 1), and rests on the vertex of origin of the eastern and central mountain ranges at 1 318 masl having an average temperature of 19° (Alcaldía de Pitalito, 2012)
For this reason it is proposed to perform the assessment of accessibility to the health care centers of the municipality, taking into account the baseline situation (2015), as well as the horizon 2031, after the road interventions proposed by the administration in its Land Management Plan, still under construction
Summary
The needs of access to health equipment implies a strong commitment from the municipal administration, with the aim of achieving a healthier population by minimizing travel time to these services (Unal, Chen, & Waldorf, 2007), in addition to guaranteeing a better quality of life. For this reason it is proposed to perform the assessment of accessibility to the health care centers of the municipality, taking into account the baseline situation (2015), as well as the horizon 2031, after the road interventions proposed by the administration in its Land Management Plan, still under construction. The Geostatical Wizard tool is executed, which links the displacement time matrix and, through the ordinary Kriging interpolation method, elaborates the accessibility curves
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