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Chronic Disease GIS Exchange

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This site is designed for public health managers, community leaders, GIS users, epidemiologists, and others interested in using GIS to prevent heart disease, stroke, and other chronic diseases.

The intent is to provide a forum for sharing specific examples, ideas and techniques for using GIS to document geographic disparities, inform policy and program development, and build partnerships; thereby contributing in a powerful way to prevent heart disease, stroke, and other chronic diseases.

	View maps that make an impact View innovative maps designed to address the burden of heart disease, stroke, and other chronic diseases, and learn about the data sources and GIS techniques used to produce the maps.
	Learn how to make maps Learn new GIS techniques via on-line training modules that use chronic disease data for examples.
	Explore GIS Resources View a list of useful data, map making, and GIS software resources.
	Add Your Maps to the Map Gallery See the instructions and form for submitting your maps to the gallery.