Achieving Health Equity with GIS

In an online training, panelists explained how GIS can amplify an agency’s strategy for handling and preventing health emergencies with limited resources.

Tips and Tricks for Healthy Work-Life Balance: Mindfulness

You don’t have to take two weeks off for a deep meditation retreat to start practicing and reaping the benefits of mindfulness in your own workplace.

Is an Unfair Workplace Causing a Spike in Your Blood Pressure?

May is National High Blood Pressure Education month. In recognition of the month, I urge everyone to integrate stress management practices into their daily routine. Engage in self-care because an unfair workplace can impose havoc on the human body

Putting GIS Into Action Against Opioids

Cities, counties and states are already leveraging the power of GIS to combat opioid crises in their communities. Read these two case studies to learn how.

How HRSA CIO Empowers Employees, Grantees With Tech

GovLoop sat down with Adriane Burton, Chief Information Officer for the Health Resources and Services Administration, to discuss how IT supports HRSA’s more than 90 programs that provide healthcare to people who are geographically isolated and economically or medically challenged.

What Does GIS Technology Have to Do with the Flu?

Detecting and responding to any type of infectious disease requires geographic accuracy along with the ability to track and gather data. A GIS platform allows you to visualize and analyze information layered onto a map in order to understand relationships, patterns and trends.