GIS : Learn Mapping Diseases & Plan Health Services by QGIS
Gain essential GIS skills for health professionals to make data-driven decisions in epidemiology and health planning.
GIS : Learn Mapping Diseases & Plan Health Services by QGIS udemy course free download
Gain essential GIS skills for health professionals to make data-driven decisions in epidemiology and health planning.
Do you want to learn how to map diseases, analyse health data, and contribute to life-saving public health decisions?
This course is your practical guide to Health GIS—designed specifically for public health professionals, medical officers, epidemiologists, students, and development practitioners. Using QGIS, a free and open-source platform, you’ll master the skills to explore spatial data, visualise health trends, and support real-world public health interventions.
From historical maps like John Snow’s cholera outbreak to modern applications in COVID-19, malaria, and healthcare access, this course brings spatial thinking into the health sector like never before.
What You’ll Learn
The fundamentals of GIS and spatial thinking in public health
How to install and use QGIS software
Creating and managing shapefiles and attribute tables
Mapping disease patterns with real epidemiological data
Performing spatial analyses: buffering, hotspots, accessibility
Building thematic maps for health service planning
Applying GIS in outbreak investigation and policy decisions
Case studies from global and Sri Lankan contexts
Who This Course Is For
Public health officers, epidemiologists, and disease surveillance staff
Health planners and NGO workers in health & development sectors
Students and researchers in public health, global health, or GIS
Anyone interested in using maps and spatial analysis to improve lives
What You’ll Get
4+ hours of on-demand video
Downloadable datasets and exercise files
Practical assignments using real health data
Certificate of completion
Lifetime access and updates
Direct support via the Q&A forum
