Degree Name
MPH (Master of Public Health)
Program
Public Health
Date of Award
8-2008
Committee Chair or Co-Chairs
Brian Martin
Committee Members
Chul-Young Roh, James E. Florence, Timothy E. Alich
Abstract
Prostate cancer in the United States shows great disparities among race and socioeconomic status. Disparities in cancer rates in South Carolina are severe. Cancer control policies are lacking in ways to identify reasons for high risk populations and cost-effective ways to do so. An innovative spatial visualization program called the GeoViz Toolkit was used to determine areas of high Prostate Cancer incidence and mortality in South Carolina (rates obtained from the South Carolina Central Cancer Registry) compared with socioeconomic variables (education, income, lack of health insurance, and living in rural areas) and race. From there, recommendations were made using the South Carolina Cancer Alliance's "South Carolina Comprehensive Cancer Control Plan" objectives for Prostate Cancer for the top counties that were determined to have the highest need of intervention. These 11 counties include Colleton, Hampton, Allendale, Barnwell, Fairfield, Dillon, Marion, Marlboro, Williamsburg, Bamberg, and Orangeburg.
Document Type
Thesis - unrestricted
Recommended Citation
Shropshire, Shannon Amelia, "Using Spatial Visualization Software to Influence Cancer Control Policy: A Case Study of Prostate Cancer in South Carolina." (2008). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. Paper 1979. https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/1979
Copyright
Copyright by the authors.