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	1. 1152 Accesses	Review Crowdsourcing, citizen sensing and sensor web technologies for public and environmental health surveillance and crisis management: trends, OGC standards and application examples Maged N Kamel Boulos, Bernd Resch, David N Crowley, John G Breslin, Gunho Sohn, Russ Burtner, William A Pike, Eduardo Jezierski, Kuo-Yu Chuang International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:67 (21 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	2. 672 Accesses	Editorial Web GIS in practice X: a Microsoft Kinect natural user interface for Google Earth navigation Maged N Kamel Boulos, Bryan J Blanchard, Cory Walker, Julio Montero, Aalap Tripathy, Ricardo Gutierrez-Osuna International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:45 (26 July 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 1 comment \| Editor’s summary Depth sensors such as Microsoft Kinect and ASUS Xtion can provide a natural user interface (NUI) for controlling 3-D (three-dimensional) virtual globes such as Google Earth (including its Street View mode), Bing Maps 3D, and NASA World Wind.
	3. 575 Accesses	Methodology Open-Source Web-based Geographical Information System for health exposure assessment Barry Evans, Clive E Sabel International Journal of Health Geographics 2012, 11:2 (10 January 2012) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	4. 570 Accesses	Review Towards evidence-based, GIS-driven national spatial health information infrastructure and surveillance services in the United Kingdom Maged Boulos International Journal of Health Geographics 2004, 3:1 (28 January 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	5. 560 Accesses	Research Spatial patterns of natural hazards mortality in the United States Kevin A Borden, Susan L Cutter International Journal of Health Geographics 2008, 7:64 (17 December 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 2 comments \| Editor’s summary Quantifying mortality patterns caused by natural hazards at a local level can help inform communities about their relative risk and improve emergency planning, particularly in the most hazardous areas.
	6. 555 Accesses	Research Where they live, how they play: Neighborhood greenness and outdoor physical activity among preschoolers Diana S Grigsby-Toussaint, Sang-Hyun Chi, Barbara H. Fiese International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:66 (14 December 2011) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	7. 515 Accesses	Research U.S. census unit population exposures to ambient air pollutants Yongping Hao, Helen Flowers, Michele M Monti, Judith R Qualters International Journal of Health Geographics 2012, 11:3 (12 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	8. 494 Accesses	Editorial Web GIS in practice III: creating a simple interactive map of England's Strategic Health Authorities using Google Maps API, Google Earth KML, and MSN Virtual Earth Map Control Maged Boulos International Journal of Health Geographics 2005, 4:22 (21 September 2005) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	9. 490 Accesses	Research Proximity of public elementary schools to major roads in Canadian urban areas Ofer Amram, Rebecca Abernethy, Michael Brauer, Hugh Davies, Ryan W Allen International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:68 (21 December 2011) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	10. 439 Accesses	Research Mapping the evolution of 'food deserts' in a Canadian city: Supermarket accessibility in London, Ontario, 1961–2005 Kristian Larsen, Jason Gilliland International Journal of Health Geographics 2008, 7:16 (18 April 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| Editor’s summary Urban food deserts have spatial as well as socioeconomic causes and these should be considered when developing public health strategies designed to overcome nutritional inequities in city communities.
	11. 422 Accesses	Research Interactive web-based mapping: bridging technology and data for health Linda Highfield, Jutas Arthasarnprasit, Cecelia A Ottenweller, Arnaud Dasprez International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:69 (23 December 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	12. 418 Accesses	Research Neighborhood level risk factors for type 1 diabetes in youth: the SEARCH case-control study Angela D Liese, Robin C Puett, Archana P Lamichhane, Michele D Nichols, Dana Dabelea, Andrew B Lawson, Dwayne E Porter, James D Hibbert, Ralph B D'Agostino, Elizabeth J Mayer-Davis International Journal of Health Geographics 2012, 11:1 (9 January 2012) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	13. 399 Accesses	Review Spatial accessibility of primary care: concepts, methods and challenges Mark F Guagliardo International Journal of Health Geographics 2004, 3:3 (26 February 2004) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	14. 346 Accesses	Editorial Web GIS in practice VIII: HTML5 and the canvas element for interactive online mapping Maged Boulos, Jeffrey Warren, Jianya Gong, Peng Yue International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:14 (3 March 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	15. 340 Accesses	Research The case of Montréal's missing food deserts: Evaluation of accessibility to food supermarkets Philippe Apparicio, Marie-Soleil Cloutier, Richard Shearmur International Journal of Health Geographics 2007, 6:4 (12 February 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	16. 335 Accesses	Research Vulnerability of populations and the urban health care systems to nuclear weapon attack – examples from four American cities William C Bell, Cham E Dallas International Journal of Health Geographics 2007, 6:5 (28 February 2007) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 1 comment
	17. 322 Accesses	Methodology Geovisual analytics to enhance spatial scan statistic interpretation: an analysis of U.S. cervical cancer mortality Jin Chen, Robert E Roth, Adam T Naito, Eugene J Lengerich, Alan M MacEachren International Journal of Health Geographics 2008, 7:57 (7 November 2008) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 1 comment
	18. 320 Accesses	Review Spatially explicit multi-criteria decision analysis for managing vector-borne diseases Valerie Hongoh, Anne Gatewood Hoen, Cecile Aenishaenslin, Jean-Philippe Waaub, Denise Belanger, Pascal Michel, The Lyme-MCDA Consortium International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:70 (29 December 2011) Abstract \| Provisional PDF \| PubMed
	19. 277 Accesses	Research Spatial analysis of malaria incidence at the village level in areas with unstable transmission in Ethiopia Asnakew K Yeshiwondim, Sucharita Gopal, Afework T Hailemariam, Dereje O Dengela, Hrishikesh P Patel International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8:5 (26 January 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	20. 261 Accesses	Research Risk of congenital anomalies around a municipal solid waste incinerator: a GIS-based case-control study Marco Vinceti, Carlotta Malagoli, Sara Fabbi, Sergio Teggi, Rossella Rodolfi, Livia Garavelli, Gianni Astolfi, Francesca Rivieri International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8:8 (10 February 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	21. 244 Accesses	Methodology Combining Google Earth and GIS mapping technologies in a dengue surveillance system for developing countries Aileen Y Chang, Maria E Parrales, Javier Jimenez, Magdalena E Sobieszczyk, Scott M Hammer, David J Copenhaver, Rajan P Kulkarni International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8:49 (23 July 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	22. 244 Accesses	Research National variation in United States sepsis mortality: a descriptive study Henry E Wang, Randolph S Devereaux, Donald M Yealy, Monika M Safford, George Howard International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:9 (15 February 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| 2 comments
	23. 238 Accesses	Research The Atlas of human African trypanosomiasis: a contribution to global mapping of neglected tropical diseases Pere P Simarro, Giuliano Cecchi, Massimo Paone, José R Franco, Abdoulaye Diarra, José A Ruiz, Eric M Fèvre, Fabrice Courtin, Raffaele C Mattioli, Jean G Jannin International Journal of Health Geographics 2010, 9:57 (1 November 2010) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central
	24. 229 Accesses	Research Spatial epidemiology of hospital-diagnosed brucellosis in Kampala, Uganda Kohei Makita, Eric M Fèvre, Charles Waiswa, Winyi Kaboyo, Mark C Eisler, Susan C Welburn International Journal of Health Geographics 2011, 10:52 (1 October 2011) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed
	25. 223 Accesses	Editorial Web GIS in practice VII: stereoscopic 3-D solutions for online maps and virtual globes Maged Boulos, Larry R Robinson International Journal of Health Geographics 2009, 8:59 (22 October 2009) Abstract \| Full text \| PDF \| PubMed \| Cited on BioMed Central \| 1 comment