Choropleth Map Design for Cancer Incidence, Part 2
Choropleth maps are commonly used in cancer reports and community discussions about cancer rates. Cancer registries increasingly use geographic information system techniques. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control convened a Map Work Group to help...
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| author | Thomas B. Richards, MD Zahava Berkowitz, MSPH Cheryll C. Thomas, MSPH Stephanie Lee Foster, MPH Annette Gardner Jessica Blythe King, MPH Karen Ledford, CTR Janet Royalty, MS |
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| description | Choropleth maps are commonly used in cancer reports and community discussions about cancer rates. Cancer registries increasingly use geographic information system techniques. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control convened a Map Work Group to help guide application of geographic information system mapping techniques and to promote choropleth mapping of data from central cancer registries supported by the National Program of Cancer Registries, especially for comprehensive cancer control planning and evaluation purposes. In this 2-part series, we answer frequently asked questions about choropleth map design to display cancer incidence data. We recommend that future initiatives consider more advanced mapping, spatial analysis, and spatial statistics techniques and include usability testing with representatives of state and local programs and other cancer prevention partners. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-0fa9ffa4e7f54815b61a1aa2c6ae90882023-12-03T09:12:24ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionPreventing Chronic Disease1545-11512010-01-0171Choropleth Map Design for Cancer Incidence, Part 2Thomas B. Richards, MDZahava Berkowitz, MSPHCheryll C. Thomas, MSPHStephanie Lee Foster, MPHAnnette GardnerJessica Blythe King, MPHKaren Ledford, CTRJanet Royalty, MSChoropleth maps are commonly used in cancer reports and community discussions about cancer rates. Cancer registries increasingly use geographic information system techniques. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Division of Cancer Prevention and Control convened a Map Work Group to help guide application of geographic information system mapping techniques and to promote choropleth mapping of data from central cancer registries supported by the National Program of Cancer Registries, especially for comprehensive cancer control planning and evaluation purposes. In this 2-part series, we answer frequently asked questions about choropleth map design to display cancer incidence data. We recommend that future initiatives consider more advanced mapping, spatial analysis, and spatial statistics techniques and include usability testing with representatives of state and local programs and other cancer prevention partners.http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2010/jan/09_0073.htmChoropleth Map Designcancer |
| spellingShingle | Thomas B. Richards, MD Zahava Berkowitz, MSPH Cheryll C. Thomas, MSPH Stephanie Lee Foster, MPH Annette Gardner Jessica Blythe King, MPH Karen Ledford, CTR Janet Royalty, MS Choropleth Map Design for Cancer Incidence, Part 2 Preventing Chronic Disease Choropleth Map Design cancer |
| title | Choropleth Map Design for Cancer Incidence, Part 2 |
| title_full | Choropleth Map Design for Cancer Incidence, Part 2 |
| title_fullStr | Choropleth Map Design for Cancer Incidence, Part 2 |
| title_full_unstemmed | Choropleth Map Design for Cancer Incidence, Part 2 |
| title_short | Choropleth Map Design for Cancer Incidence, Part 2 |
| title_sort | choropleth map design for cancer incidence part 2 |
| topic | Choropleth Map Design cancer |
| url | http://www.cdc.gov/pcd/issues/2010/jan/09_0073.htm |
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