The Mecklenburg County Health Department works closely with the county GIS Applications, GIS Mapping, and Health and Human Services Planning programs to create map representations of health activities.

Regional Surveillence and Emergency Planning -

Planning activities for KI distribution around Catawba and McGuire Nuclear Plants created a need to identify the Emergency Planning Zone (EPZ)

• Catawba KI EPZ
• McGuire KI EPZ

Registered facilities located within the EPZ are identified:

• Food facilities located within the EPZ
• Day Care Facilities located within the EPZ
• Nursing Homes, Hospitals and Schools located within the EPZ

Other GIS Maps

• Food Inspection Territories

All facilities within identified field staff territories. This map is used for many purposes by the Food and Facilities Sanitation program staff.

• Facilities Registered for Inspection

• Carbon Monoxide Alarm Responses During Ice Storm

Shigella in Day Cares - This map was used to target areas needing increased surveillance activities.