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Aim and Scope:
In our increasingly interconnected world, human mobility - encompassing daily commutes, migration, and global travel – has profound implications for public health. This multifaceted phenomenon is intricately linked with health outcomes and healthcare systems. Challenges posed by infectious diseases, the rise of non-communicable diseases, and the interplay of social determinants of health highlight the necessity of understanding of human mobility in public health. The advent of mobile phones and internet-connected devices has made it possible to generate enormous amounts of human mobility data.
Our session aims to capture recent advancements in understanding of the interplay between human mobility and health and discover how this information can enhance public health at various scales and context. We are particularly interested in interdisciplinary approaches that may combine GIScience, emerging big data sources (such as mobile devices) and technology (such as AI). We welcome submissions that provide new methodological frameworks, comprehensive reviews, in-depth case studies, and robust analytical research that can guide future endeavors in the dynamic and impactful in this dynamic and impactful field of study with topics, including but not limited to:
1. Data-driven insights into mobility and health such as how human mobility data contributes to understanding the social determinants of health.
2. The development of predictive models that utilize big data sets to forecast public health crises by monitoring human mobility trends.
3. The use of big data and machine learning in understanding how human mobility patterns contribute to the spread of infectious diseases (such as HIV/AIDS, COVID-19, Hepatitis, influenza and more).
4. The influence of mobility on health care utilization patterns such as how mobility influences individuals’ patterns of healthcare utilization, including preventive services and emergency care.
5. Innovative research to understanding the relationship between mobility patterns and the prevalence of non-communicable diseases (such as diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, and mental disorders).
6. Examine how human mobility influences social networks and, in turn, how these networks impact health behaviors and outcomes.
To present a paper in this session, please submit your abstract online by Nov. 14, 2024 (https://www.aag.org/events/aag2025), and email your abstract code/PIN, paper title, and abstract to one of the following organizers by Dec. 2, 2024.
Organizers:
• Temitope Akinboyewa, The Pennsylvania State University, USA. tea5209@psu.edu
• Zhenlong Li, The Pennsylvania State University, USA. zhenlong@psu.edu
• Huan Ning, The Pennsylvania State University, USA. hmn5304@psu.edu
• Mohammed Naser Lessani, The Pennsylvania State University, USA. mzl6134@psu.edu
• Manzhu Yu, The Pennsylvania State University, US, mqy5198@psu.edu

Description:

This session aims to capture recent advancements in understanding of the interplay between human mobility and health and discover how this information can enhance public health at various scales and context.

Non-Presenting Participants