Dear colleagues！

I am Professor Aizhong Liu from the Department of Epidemiology and Health Statistics, XiangYa School of Public Health, Central South University. I am also the president of the International Conference of Geospatial Information and Public Health. I’d like to show my sincere appreciation to your interest and support. It is my great pleasure to welcome you to participate in this conference!

The theme of this conference is Geospatial Information and Public Health with special focus on health care in China, rest of Asia, and Africa. Through exchange and sharing of effective data and research methods, I think we can make a great contribution in Geospatial Information and Public Health area through this conference.

This conference invited many experts and scholars to present their latest research results and make meaningful academic reports. We will have a lot of different sessions for Students, Researchers, Public Health Specialists, Health Care Experts, Epidemiologists, Health Policy makers, and other great researchers. I hope that participants will get what they need and benefit from the conference.

Now, let me briefly introduce Changsha.

Changsha is the capital of Hunan province, and serves as the political, economic, cultural and educational center. I hope you will not miss the beauty of this historical and cultural ancient city when attending the conference. Enjoy the unique charm of Changsha!

Finally, on behalf of all members of the Conference Organizing Committee, I sincerely thank you for attending the conference. At the same time, I wish the Conference will achieve success! Have a good time, thank you!

The International Conference of Geospatial Information and Public Health (GIPH 2019) is sponsored by Central South University and International Society of Geospatial Health (GnosisGIS), organized by Xiangya School of Public Health. This conference will be held on December 20-22, 2019 in Changsha, China. We sincerely invite you to attend the conference.

GIPH 2019 has the following topics:

1. Geospatial information and spatial epidemiology

2. Public health

3. Public health policy and health economics

Spatial epidemiology is a branch of epidemiology and a subject which studies the relationship between disease, health and the spatial environment by using geographic information systems and spatial analysis techniques. With the progress of spatial analysis and geographic information systems, spatial epidemiology plays an increasingly important role in the etiology study. At the same time, the function of geospatial information technology for decision-making in the field of public health becomes increasingly prominent. Public health is an enterprise for all members of society to prevent diseases and improve health. The indicators of public health directly show the living condition of human beings. Their importance is self-evident. Geospatial information technology is widely used in the field of public health through the application and industrial promotion of geospatial information technology in recent years. The significance of public health nowadays is beyond the scope of medical science and has a very important sociological significance.

GIPH 2019 will focus on geospatial information and public health, and invite famous experts and scholars– all over the world to make keynote reports. The primary goal of the conference is to bring together researchers, public health and preventive medicine workers, health policy makers and managers, clinicians, and pharmaceutical companies to a common forum, and also promote information interchange and cooperation between geospatial information and public health. The conference will call for papers from universities, hospitals, disease control centers, pharmaceutical companies, etc. We hope you will contribute to the theme of the conference and participate actively! You will have unexpected harvest! Hope to meet you in beautiful Changsha in December!

Topics

The organizing committee invites university teachers, college students, researchers and relevant industry practitioners from all over the world to submit unpublished manuscripts, share research findings, and introduce major advances in the following topics, including but not limited to:

Track A: Geospatial information and spatial epidemiology related topics

▪Geospatial information, remote sensing, global positioning systems, spatial statistics, geographic information systems and other geospatial tools for public health applications
▪Medical Geography
▪Prevention and control of diseases including infectious diseases and chronic diseases
▪Health management
▪Spatial epidemiology

Track B: Public health related topics

▪Environmental Health and Labor Hygiene
▪Nutrition and food hygiene
▪Hygienic toxicology
▪Children and maternal and child health
▪Social Medicine and Health Management

Track C: Public health policy and health economics related topics

▪Public Health Policy and Management
▪Disposal of public health emergencies
▪Social Medicine and Health Education
▪Health promotion and health communication
▪Public health system
▪Global health and health economy