NIH Reporter #1P20MD019989-01

Geospatial Data Analysis Core

Award to UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO to support the Geospatial Data Analysis Core, facilitating interdisciplinary research and community engagement on extreme weather and health in Chicago and beyond.

Description

The overall goal of the Geospatial Data Analysis Core (GDAC) is to support the ongoing data development and associated analytic and computing needs of the UIC Center for Extreme Conditions and Health Excellence (CECHE). The GDAC will support the multi-disciplinary team of scientists working on the Research Project and pilot projects, work closely with the Community Engagement and Outreach Core (CEOC) throughout the project period, and establish priorities in coordination with the CECHE Director and Administrative Core. The specific aims of the GDAC are to: 1) build on spatial analytics and data-science expertise, prepare and provide innovative nature-based, weather, environmental and health-related spatiotemporal datasets and bridge multidisciplinary CECHE investigators including biological and atmospheric science, population-health, exposure science, engineering, urban planning, and health policy; 2) enable state-of-the-art, epidemiological, statistical, and spatio-temporal analytics to advance innovative extreme weather and health research in Chicago and across the nation; 3) support the work of the CEOC and research project investigators, and support the CEOC by providing meaningful and accessible materials on the results emanating from CECHE; and 4) provide capacity building for communities through a GROW institute in collaboration with the COEC and key community-based partners to create and sustain partnerships with organizations to advance data collection and interpretation, and enhance environmental health literacy.

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