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Innovator-in-Residence

>Week 2 Goals

Model

  • Will work on Stage 1 base mortality model
  • Will hopefully be able to add State 2 "sickness" and risk factor variables

Dissemination and translation

  • Work with AH
    • Will create list of possible training session on modeling and other data visualization techniques and work to develop first session
    • Will follow-up with disparities and HIT interest groups
    • Will attend AH Translation and Dissemination Institute mini-retreat
  • Webinar: Will identify potential speakers
  • Website (emoyusa.github.io): Will continue to update weekly

Week 2 Progress

Model

  • Completed new base model that incorporates
    • Real annual mortality rates based on 2008 NCHS life tables
    • Estimated annual rates of developing 3 risk factors -- smoking, obesity, and sedentary lifestyle -- based on prevalence by age in 2010 BRFSS
    • Estimated effects of smoking, obesity, and sedentary lifestyle on morality based on literature
    • Estimated effects of proximity to supermarkets and parks on development of obesity based on literature
    • Estimated effects of proximity to fitness centers and parks on development of sedentary lifestyle based on literature
    • Estimated effects of health care on mortality and development of risk factors based on literature
    • Real parameters: 1 tick = 1 year; 1 map square = 1/10 mile x 1/10 mile; 1 person icon = 100 DC residents
    • Real environment: Counts of supermarkets, fitness centers, and doctor's offices in DC; acreage of parks in DC with at least 300 acres
  • Next steps: Calibration and then addition of West vs. East DC and disparities

Dissemination and translation

  • Work with AH
    • Working on possible training session on modeling or other data visualization techniques
    • Working with disparities interest group; need to contact HIT interest group
    • Attended AH Translation and Dissemination Institute mini-retreat
  • Webinar on system science simulation is growing own legs as it is appreciated that modeling is being used in public health systems and PCORI pilots; will continue to help with planning
  • Website updated

Bonus: Lunched with Lok, ex-QRDR and PSO team member

Comments or Contact

If you have comments or suggestions, send them to me at emoyusa@gmail.com