Improving Decision Support for Infectious Disease Prevention and Control Aligning Models and Other Tools with Policymakers' Needs

This report provides an overview of decision-support tools, including models and nonmodeling approaches, to inform both modelers and policymakers. It offers ways to use these tools to help address real-world policy questions related to infectious disease prevention, detection, control, and response...

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Main Author: Manheim, David (auth)
Other Authors: Chamberlin, Margaret (auth), Osoba, Osonde A. (auth), Vardavas, Raffaele (auth), Moore, Melinda (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: RAND Corporation 2016
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Summary:This report provides an overview of decision-support tools, including models and nonmodeling approaches, to inform both modelers and policymakers. It offers ways to use these tools to help address real-world policy questions related to infectious disease prevention, detection, control, and response and recommends best practices for technical experts and policymakers to collaborate in developing and using the tools.
ISBN:j.ctt1d9nnv5
9780833096302
9780833095503
Access:Open Access