Spatial Analytics Based on Confidential Data for Strategic Planning in Urban Health Departments
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Background
3. Data and Methods
3.1. Data Collection
3.2. Variables
3.3. Analysis
4. Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
Ethical Approval
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High Rates in Focal Census Tract | Low Rates in Focal Census Tract | |
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High Average Rates in Surrounding Census Tracts | “Hot spots” | Spatial outlier |
Low Average Rates in Surrounding Census Tracts | Spatial outlier | “Cold spots” |
Year(s) | Moran’s I Statistic |
---|---|
2011 | 0.067 |
2012 | 0.071 |
2013 | 0.095 |
2014 | 0.068 |
2011–2012 | 0.037 |
2012–2013 | 0.067 |
2013–2014 | 0.010 |
2011–2013 | 0.106 |
2012–2014 | 0.108 |
Year | Significant Tracts | Hot Spot | Cold Spot | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Annual Prenatal Hypertension Rates | 2011 | 36 | 6 | 17 |
2012 | 23 | 2 | 8 | |
2013 | 45 | 12 | 18 | |
2014 | 41 | 9 | 17 | |
Two-Year Moving Average Prenatal Hypertension Rates | 2011–2012 | 43 | 6 | 14 |
2012–2013 | 43 | 10 | 19 | |
2013–2014 | 52 | 13 | 26 | |
Three-Year Moving Average Prenatal Hypertension Rates | 2011–2013 | 50 | 12 | 22 |
2012–2014 | 49 | 11 | 22 |
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Yonto, D.; Issel, L.M.; Thill, J.-C. Spatial Analytics Based on Confidential Data for Strategic Planning in Urban Health Departments. Urban Sci. 2019, 3, 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci3030075
Yonto D, Issel LM, Thill J-C. Spatial Analytics Based on Confidential Data for Strategic Planning in Urban Health Departments. Urban Science. 2019; 3(3):75. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci3030075
Chicago/Turabian StyleYonto, Daniel, L. Michele Issel, and Jean-Claude Thill. 2019. "Spatial Analytics Based on Confidential Data for Strategic Planning in Urban Health Departments" Urban Science 3, no. 3: 75. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci3030075