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From: "Dick Hoskins" <rhoskins@home.com>
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Subject: Fw:      New NCHS GIS Website
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2000 09:17:58 -0700
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Dick Hoskins
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Croner, Charles M." <cmc2@CDC.GOV>
To: <GIS-STATES-OTHER@LISTSERV.CDC.GOV>
Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2000 7:41 AM
Subject: New NCHS GIS Website


> >                               NEW NCHS GIS WEBSITE
> >
> >               http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/gis/gis_home.htm.
> >
> > Geographic Information Systems (GIS) science and technology is resulting
> > in new disease surveillance and prevention strategies in the field of
> > public health.  The National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS), for a
> > number of years, has performed in a leadership capacity for promoting
and
> > coordinating GIS for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
> > (DHHS).  Among its many GIS research, training, outreach and
coordination
> > activities, both within and outside of government, NCHS serves as DHHS
> > representative to the Office of Management and Budget's (OMB) Federal
> > Geographic Data Committee (FGDC).  The FGDC establishes the digital
> > spatial data framework and standards associated with our National
Spatial
> > Data Infrastructure (NSDI).
> >
> > NCHS is pleased to announce the availability of a new GIS website.  The
> > website offers a range of opportunities for public health and GIS
> > participation, from professionals in all disciplines to ordinary
citizens
> > concerned with improving community empowerment through spatial
information
> > and related GIS technology.  The reader will find a calendar of timely
GIS
> > events, selected maps of vital statistics events, links to other useful
> > and interactive GIS web mapping sites, information on CDC's Public
Health
> > GIS Users Group, and current and archived editions of the NCHS bimonthly
> > report Public Health GIS News and Information.
> >
> > We look forward to further developing our website to accommodate your
GIS
> > and public health needs. Subscription to CDC's Public Health GIS Users
> > Group is available at  http://www.cdc.gov/subscribe.html.
> >
> > Statistical Technology Staff, Office of Research and Methodology, NCHS
> >

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