8. Glossary

Epidemiology

Description and measurement of the characteristics of a pathology or health condition in a population. Study of the factors influencing health and disease in a population.

Géographie de la santé; health geography

Geographical analysis of the healthcare system and the spatial distribution of diseases

spatial analysis

Data analysis that seeks to highlight structures, shapes or geometric characteristics of a set of objects, using their location. Spatial analysis also seeks to analyze the interactions and processes at the origin of these structures.

geographic information system; système d'information géographique

Information system designed to capture, store, manage, analyze and represent localized geographic...