The latest post from NYS GIS Association member Sam Wear, “Social Determinants of Health: How Place Can Affect Health Outcomes”, posted April 2, 2019, is available on his website eSpatially New York.

“In 1948, the World Health Organization defined Health as “a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity.” This definition has evolved over time to recognize additional factors that have been found to impact health.”

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