From mstone@co.el-dorado.ca.us Wed Oct 30 09:47:21 2002 Received: from mailscan3.cac.washington.edu (mailscan3.cac.washington.edu [140.142.32.15]) by lists.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.09) with SMTP id g9UHkDFD114266 for ; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:46:14 -0800 Received: FROM mxu2.u.washington.edu BY mailscan3.cac.washington.edu ; Wed Oct 30 09:46:12 2002 -0800 Received: from ed3.co.el-dorado.ca.us ([207.104.47.106]) by mxu2.u.washington.edu (8.12.1+UW01.12/8.12.1+UW02.09) with ESMTP id g9UHkBqk002949 for ; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:46:12 -0800 Received: from emailgateway. [192.168.1.5] by ed3.co.el-dorado.ca.us (SMTPD32-7.07) id AA87960102; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:44:39 -0800 Received: (from ph31327 [192.168.1.251]) by emailgateway. (NAVGW 2.5.2.9) with SMTP id M2002103009302800889 ; Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:30:28 -0800 From: "Matthew Stone" To: Cc: "Steve Blanchard" , "Anna Zakos-Feliberti" Subject: RE: waphgis: deprivation index Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 09:46:07 -0800 Message-ID: MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: multipart/alternative; boundary="----=_NextPart_000_002C_01C27FF9.2BC8CF40" X-Priority: 3 (Normal) X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook IMO, Build 9.0.2416 (9.0.2911.0) In-Reply-To: X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V5.50.4920.2300 This is a multi-part message in MIME format. ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C27FF9.2BC8CF40 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit What a great question. My former colleagues will probably write as well but you should start by viewing the UTexas web site at http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/admaps/web/wellbeingwebpage/wellbeing2.htm Here we had constructed similar types of indices based on vitals data and census data and utilized interactive tools and web-based GIS as well. There are some links in there to a web site in the UK as well and a lot of references to the leading literature in this area. Hope this helps. Matthew Matthew L. Stone, MPH Epidemiologist and GIS Analyst Health Information and Development El Dorado County Public Health Department 941 Spring Street, Suite 4 Placerville, CA 95667 PH: 530-621-6136 FAX: 530-642-8159 -----Original Message----- From: WAPHGIS-owner@u.washington.edu [mailto:WAPHGIS-owner@u.washington.edu]On Behalf Of HealthMaps Sent: Wednesday, October 30, 2002 9:30 AM To: WAPHGIS Subject: waphgis: deprivation index I am interested in developing a "deprivation" index, something along the lines of one that is used in the UK, ( see http://www.avon.nhs.uk/phnet/PHinfo/understanding.htm#Deprivation ) but for US census data. Can anyone suggest recent bibliography on this topic? Clearly this is a research interest for sociologists, demographers and geographers, but I am not familiar with their literature in this area. Any ideas about development of a deprivation index with US Census data? Something similar to the UK site's could be made with recent census data, but has there been much use of such an index in public health? Pros/cons? Thanks, Richard E Hoskins PhD MPH Spatial Epidemiology Unit WA State Dept of Health 1102 Quince Street Olympia, WA 98504-7812 richard.hoskins@doh.wa.gov GMT -8 to join WAPHGIS: send email to listproc@u.washington.edu with the following request: subscribe WAPHGIS Your Name new on-line GIS, geography & health journal: http://www.ij-healthgeographics.com/start.asp ------=_NextPart_000_002C_01C27FF9.2BC8CF40 Content-Type: text/html; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable

What a great question. My former colleagues will probably = write as=20 well but you should start by viewing the UTexas web site at

http://www.sph.uth.tmc.edu/admaps/web/wellbeingwebpage/wellbeing= 2.htm

Here we = had=20 constructed similar types of indices based on vitals data and census = data and=20 utilized interactive tools and web-based GIS as well. There are = some links=20 in there to a web site in the UK as well and a lot of references to the = leading=20 literature in this area. Hope this helps.

Matthew

Matthew L. Stone, = MPH
Epidemiologist and GIS=20 Analyst
Health Information and Development
El Dorado County Public = Health=20 Department
941 Spring Street, Suite 4
Placerville, CA 95667
PH: = 530-621-6136
FAX: 530-642-8159

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Subject: waphgis: deprivation=20 index

I am = interested in=20 developing a "deprivation" index, something along the lines of one = that is=20 used in the UK, ( see http://www.avon.nhs.uk/phnet/PHinfo/understanding.htm#Deprivation&n= bsp;=20 ) but for US census data.

Can = anyone=20 suggest recent bibliography on this topic? Clearly this is a = research=20 interest for sociologists, demographers and geographers, but I am = not=20 familiar with their literature in this area.

Any = ideas about=20 development of a deprivation index with US Census data? Something = similar to=20 the UK site's could be made with recent census data, but has there = been much=20 use of such an index in public health? Pros/cons?

Thanks,=20

Richard E Hoskins PhD MPH
Spatial Epidemiology = Unit
WA=20 State Dept of Health
1102 Quince Street
Olympia, WA=20 98504-7812
richard.hoskins@doh.wa.gov
GMT=20 -8
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