Map - GeoHealth

“Personalized medicine” most often refers to an individual’s genomics or other “omics,” but an outer-shell of individuality exists in a person’s environment—in the breathable air, potable water, and living space.  To bring that data into a health assessment, perhaps with geo-coding software in an EMR, smart phone geographic information systems suggest that a new “vital sign” is emerging, as is a field called “geo-medicine.”  Get a free GIS smart phone app, from Esri.    MORE

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