GEOSPATIAL RESEARCH SEMINAR SERIES (GRISS) – 28 June 2019

Geospatial Research Seminar Series (GRISS)

Geospatial Analysis and Research and the Ministry of Health

 

Dr John McCarthy is a Principal Technical Specialist within the Health & Disability Intelligence Group at the Ministry of Health (MoH). In this talk John will be discussing the capability and capacity for geospatial analysis at the MoH, and how geospatial evidence contributes to policy formation and Government priorities. A current project, the development of an Atlas of Cancer Variation for New Zealand, will be presented as a working example.

 

Room 263, Ernest Rutherford Building

 

Join us for a networking lunch from 12:30 PM; John’s talk will begin at 1:00 PM.

 

All are welcome.

 

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