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Organisation profile
Organisation profile
Geohealth is the integration of geographic information, technologies and spatial concepts with epidemiology.
Health and disease is complex and requires a dynamic approach to understanding the drivers behind the patterns that we see. Geospatial technologies and GiScience play a vital role in visualizing where and when diseases occur in space and time, providing context and helping us understand why they may be prevalent, who may be affected and how to potentially address the problem.
Here at ITC we have developed a collaborative research and learning environment that enables us to address a variety of health and disease issues all over the world. For more information on what we have done and how geospatial technologies and data can be used for geohealth see publications.
The Team
Research is lead by our scientific staff listed below:
Justine Blanford
Spatial Analysis/data science/geocomputational modeling; spatial and temporal analysis; changing risk; perception of risk; mobility; social media and non-traditional geospatial data; host-pathogen interactions across space and time; accessibility to healthy environments; accessibility to healthcare; mobility. Education: online education; education for geohealh. View website | Send an e-mail: [email protected]
Alfred Stein
Spatial and spatio-temporal statistics; image analysis; Bayesian statistics; hospital analysis; air quality. View website | Send an e-mail: [email protected]
Sherif Amer
Access and Accessibility, Health Seeking Behavior, Health Inequalities, Community Health Profiling, Environmental Health Risks. View website | Send an e-mail: [email protected]
Carmen Anthonj
Water and health; water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH); SDG 6; water-related health risks; water-related infectious diseases exposure and prevention; impact of extreme weather events and emergencies on WASH infrastructure and health service provision; health-seeking behaviour; health inequalities; cultural context of health; local health-related knowledge, risk perceptions and impact on behaviour; use of data to inform decision-making; health-related policy and practice; mixed methods and triangulation of data; community research; science-policy interface. View website | Send an e-mail: [email protected]
Ellen-Wien Augustijn
Spatial analysis, agent-based modeling, machine learning; Spatio-temporal analytics and modelling. View website | Send an e-mail: [email protected]
Raul Zurita Milla
Analysis of GIS, EO and crowdsourced data using data mining and machine learning approaches + a strong interest in big and open geodata science; Spatio-temporal analytics and modelling. View website | Send an e-mail: [email protected]
Frank Osei
Spatial statistics, spatial epidemiology (including cluster detection and analysis, disease mapping, geographic correlation studies). View website | Send an e-mail: [email protected]
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
Projects
- 2 Active
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Piloting a co-design approach for climate-sensitive blue and green spaces with vulnerable urban populations
Anthonj, C. (PI), Martínez, J. (CoI) & van Rompay, T. J. L. (CoI)
1/05/24 → 31/12/25
Project: Research
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A poisson cokriging modeling of mosquito-borne diseases in Colombia
Payares-Garcia, D., Osei, F. B., Mateu, J. & Stein, A., Mar 2025, In: Environmental and ecological statistics. 32, 1, p. 149-173 25 p., e03101.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Impact of flooding on the social and mental health of older adults- A scoping review
Song, C., Atun, F., Blanford, J. & Anthonj, C., 1 Apr 2025, (E-pub ahead of print/First online) In: Water Security. 12 p., 100190.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Malaria survey data and geospatial suitability mapping for understanding spatial and temporal variations of risk across Kenya
Kioko, C. & Blanford, J., Feb 2025, In: Parasite Epidemiology and Control. 28, e00399.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
Open AccessFile62 Downloads (Pure)
Activities
- 18 Oral presentation
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Co-Design Approach for Climate-Sensitive Green and Blue Spaces with Disadvantaged Urban Populations
Janeka, P. (Speaker), Sawungrana, A. R. (Contributor), Schrammeijer, B. (Contributor), Martínez, J. (Contributor), Cerrone, D. (Contributor), van Rompay, T. J. L. (Contributor) & Anthonj, C. (Speaker)
2025Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Water, Health and Decisions
Anthonj, C. (Speaker)
21 Sept 2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
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Strengthening water and health security in Europe’s marginalized communities
Anthonj, C. (Speaker), Stanglow, S. (Contributor), Flacke, J. (Contributor), Dadrass Javan, F. (Contributor) & Ihnacik, L. (Contributor)
2024Activity: Talk or presentation › Oral presentation
Press/Media
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UT researchers work with Enschede locals to design changes to the city
21/01/25
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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The role of water- and health-related local community knowledge and perceptions in decision-making
5/12/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research
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Why schools should have WASH – and teach it too
Anthonj, C. & Poague, K. I. H. M.
22/11/24
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Research