Health

Mapping Rats in New York
The City of New York’s health department has, since last November, been mapping the city’s rat population in an effort to get a better handle on its rodent control efforts. Time has an article: Today, rodent complaints by residents from… »
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Posted on Monday, December 22, 2008 at 8:45 AM
Categories: Health, New York
Mapping Obesity
A map of British obesity has been compiled from statistics collected by general practitioners, the BBC reports. Via Infonaut, which presents a similar obesity map for Ontario, Canada. Can’t be compared: the Canadian map starts at 40.9 percent, whereas… »
Posted on Friday, September 5, 2008 at 3:20 PM
Categories: Health
Malaria Atlas Project
The Malaria Atlas Project has released maps and other data (including .kmz files) showing the global limits of Plasmodium falciparum malaria. Via La Cartoteca…. »
Posted on Wednesday, February 27, 2008 at 7:47 PM
Categories: Health
Health Maps Roundup
Quickly, a few maps on health-related subjects, in all their choropleth glory: An animated map of obesity in America, tracking state-by-state obesity rates from 1985 to 2004. Via Boing Boing. Via Cartography, atlases published by the American Cancer Society, available… »
Posted on Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 5:48 PM
Categories: Health

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