Alper Joe et al. How Modeling Can Inform Strategies to Improve Population Health

National Academies Press, 2016. — 121 p. — ISBN10: 0309378486. — ISBN13: 978-0309378482Institute of Medicine. National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
This volume explores 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 health.
Participants worked to identify how modeling could inform population health decision making based on lessons learned from models that have been, or have not been, used successfully, opportunities and barriers to incorporating models into decision making, and data needs and opportunities to leverage existing data and to collect new data for modeling.
The issue summarizes the presentations and discussions on this theme.Boxes, Figures, and Tables
Acronyms and AbbreviationsSetting 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