How modeling can inform strategies to improve population health : workshop summary

How modeling can inform strategies to improve population health workshop summary

In April 2015, the Institute of Medicine convened a workshop to explore the potential uses of simulation and other types of modeling for the purpose of selecting and refining potential strategies, ranging from interventions to investments, to improve the health of communities and the nation's h...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (author)
Corporate Authors: Institute of Medicine (U.S.), author (author), Institute of Medicine (U.S.). Roundtable on Population Health Improvement (-), How Modeling Can Inform Strategies to Improve Population Health (Workshop)
Other Authors: Alper, Joe, rapporteur (rapporteur), Alper, Joe, speaker (speaker), Geller, Amy, speaker
Format: eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Washington, District of Columbia : The National Academies Press 2016.
Edition:1st ed
Subjects:
Medical care > United States > Mathematical models.
Health promotion > United States > Mathematical models.
See on Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull:https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009816726906719
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction
  • Setting the context
  • Case studies of models used to inform health policy
  • What would public health decision makers like from models?
  • Barriers and opportunities for using models to inform population health interventions and policies
  • Opportunities for the future
  • Final thoughts: ideas for the future
  • Appendix A: References
  • Appendix B: Workshop agenda
  • Appendix C: Biographical sketches of workshop speakers.

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