Opioid Epidemic

During the Summer of 2014 there was an alarming increase in Opioid abuse and drug related crimes for the State of Massachusetts. Particularly in the City of Worcester, with drub abuse responsible for drug related deaths at higher than normal counts. Using the City of Worcester and data collected from Crime Reports website, an analysis was done during the months of July through October 2014. The study examined drug related crime and the proximity to clinical care, and how these drug related incidents have a strong correlation within Environmental Justice groups. The research for this study examined the City of Worcester, however it is indicative of a rise in drug abuse, addiction and 
even deaths in many large cities throughout the Commonwealth, and in other states

Does Where You Live Dictate your Quality of Life?

This project was completed during the Fall 2014 semester Cartography class.  Our team analyzed quality of life factors, to  determine if quality of life is improved or compromised depending on where you  live. We used health factors from County Health Rankings and Roadmaps, as well as data from The United Nations, The U.S. Census Bureau and MassGIS to create maps that displayed how global, national, and state to county in Massachusetts ranked in health behaviors, health care, social & economic and environmental factors when applied spatially by location.