Tool Weighs Potential Health, Economic Tradeoffs in Pandemic Response
A Johns Hopkins-led effort has developed a new tool to aid health policy by integrating personal decision-making into a disease prediction model.
Inspired by the tensions between health and financial well-being during the COVID-19 pandemic, this model acknowledges the tradeoffs between public health and personal welfare in a health crisis.
- Improves disease forecasting
- Allows decision-makers to better understand policy implications
- Clarifies how policies could affect differing socioeconomic populations
The effort, led by Johns Hopkins University economists and disease experts, offers a powerful tool to bolster health policy.
Author's summary: New tool integrates personal decision-making into disease prediction models.
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