Mapping the World Cup

About this episode

Professor Will Goedel discusses the interactive map he developed to track World Cup movements and its implications for public health.

More than 6.5 million people are expected to attend the World Cup this summer at stadiums across Canada, the U.S. and Mexico. One of the largest sporting events in world history, the tournament is presenting unique infectious disease challenges for public health officials. To help, spatial epidemiologist Professor Will Goedel has developed an interactive map to track the movements of World Cup teams and their fans. He explains how his live-updated tracking map is helping health departments, and how it might be able to prevent a disease outbreak before one starts.

People in this episode

Guest: Professor Will Goedel

Topics covered

• public health
• infectious diseases
• World Cup
• spatial epidemiology
• disease prevention

Keywords

• World Cup
• public health
• infectious diseases
• spatial epidemiology
• disease outbreak
• tracking map

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brown University School of Public Health

Places: Canada, U.S., Mexico

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