NASA's Use of Remote Sensing To Enable Predictive Health

Using NASA Satellites for the Study of the Environment:  Public Health Applications

Health providers/researchers need environmental data to study and understand the geographic, environmental, and meteorological differences in disease. Satellite remote sensing of the environment offers a unique vantage point that can fill in the gaps of environmental, spatial, and temporal data for tracking disease. The field of geospatial health remains in its infancy, and this program will demonstrate the need for collaborations between multi-disciplinary research groups to develop the full potential.  Satellite earth observations present a unique vantage point of the earth’s environment from space which offers a wealth of health applications for the imaginative investigator.  The presentation is directly related to Predictive Health and will present research results of the remote sensing environmental observations of earth and health applications which can contribute to the public health research.  NASA has used satellite remote sensing of the environment to provide a method for bridging gaps between the environment and diseases. This presentation will provide an overview of projects dealing with asthma, pandemic influenza, malaria, pollen and how geographic and racial difference affect stoke patients. The speaker will discuss NASA satellites, the models developed and their partners for application of the research results for improved prevention and prediction of outbreaks of diseases.  This presentation will assist health providers/researchers who need environmental data to study and understand the geographic, environmental, and meteorological differences in disease.