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  New Zealand GeographerVolume 62 Issue 2, Pages 135 - 143 Published Online: 26 Jul 2006 Journal compilation © 2009 The New Zealand Geographical Society Inc
Abstract | References | Full Text: HTML, PDF (Size: 171K) | Related Articles | Citation Tracking  Research Article Providing the evidence: Geographic accessibility of maternity units in New Zealand Note about the authors: Paul Beere is currently working towards a Masters thesis examining youth car culture in Hamilton. Within the framework of post-structuralist and feminist theory, his main research interests include children's geographies, geographies of disability and critical GIS. Lars Brabyn is a senior lecturer with teaching and researching expertise in applications of GIS. He has been working with the Waikato District Health Board to help develop their GIS and explore different methods for mapping health events. He has also worked with the Public Health Intelligence Unit of the Ministry of Health. Copyright © 2006 The Authors Journal compilation © 2006 The New Zealand Geographical Society Inc KEYWORDS access • GIS • maternity • policy • population ABSTRACTAbstract: Public health planners should be providing evidence to the public that maternity units are fairly distributed. This research demonstrates how a Geographical Information System (GIS) can be used to provide information on travel time to the closest maternity unit from the 38 000 population census enumeration districts in New Zealand. The distribution of accessibility is mapped and regions and population groups that appear under-serviced are highlighted. We conclude by stating that GIS accessibility models provide important evidence for health policy and that the information generated from these models should be routinely produced for a wide range of health services and communicated to the public. | 
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