Abstract
Public health dynamics is one of the main methodological approaches to study spatiotemporal patterns of the population diseases spreading and to create nosogeographic maps. It is one of validity terms of geographic public health assessment and forecast. Dynamics maps usually show emergence, development, past stages, changes, and movement of analyzed phenomena. Analysis of medical-geographic maps showed that the choice of methods and techniques for elaborating dynamic aspects is limited. The results of comprehensive medical-geographic atlas mapping obtained in the Department of Biogeography and Laboratory of Integrated Mapping (Faculty of Geography, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, Russia) have significantly improved this situation and demonstrated the benefits of cartographic approaches and graphic methods of visualization of public health dynamics. However, these benefits as an integral problem has not been fully realized yet and research in this direction should continue.
Highlights
The core of medical-geographic research is the study of diseases spatiotemporal patterns, their accurate cartographic presentation, and analysis for development of public health protection measures (Malkhazova 2012)
It is clear that dynamics is best visualized primarily through animations and multimedia technology; this paper focuses on the potential of nonanimated maps
Analysis of published nosogeographic maps compiled as individual products or as part of integrated or sectoral medical-geographic atlases showed that the methods of dynamics presentation are somewhat limited
Summary
The core of medical-geographic research is the study of diseases spatiotemporal patterns, their accurate cartographic presentation (nosogeographic maps), and analysis for development of public health protection measures (Malkhazova 2012). Analysis of published nosogeographic maps compiled as individual products or as part of integrated or sectoral medical-geographic atlases showed that the methods of dynamics presentation are somewhat limited.
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