Health Forecasting at UCLA

 

 

 

Our mission is to provide sound, credible forecasts to support policy decisions that improve population health and reduce health disparities, by using the best available research evidence and microsimulation analysis - read the infosheet

 

Health Forecasting is a companion project to Health Impact Assessment (HIA) at UCLA, developer of HIA CLIC


Latest News

May 2012

Quarterly Newsletter Released:

 

Read our latest newsletter online

 

March 2012

New Report:

 

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation published the Health Forecasting Program Results Report. View the report in the public health section of the RWJF website: "Looking into the future in three states with the UCLA Health Forecasting Tool".

 

March 2012

New Issue Brief:

 

Air Pollution and Community Health in Boyle Heights: This brief examines various air quality scenarios for a pollutant known as fine particulate matter, or PM2.5, in the urban community of Boyle Heights. Using the Health Forecasting Tool, we forecast direct and indirect health outcomes over a 20-year time period.

 

New Research:

 

van Meijgaard, J., & Fielding, J.E. (2012) "Estimating benefits of past, current and future reductions in smoking rates using a comprehensive model with competing causes of death", Prev Chronic Dis, Forthcoming

 

Shi, L., van Meijgaard, J., & Fielding, J.E. (2012) "Long-term effects of health factor modification in Milwaukee County", J Public Health Manag Pract, Forthcoming

 

February 2012

New Research:

 

Shi, L., van Meijgaard, J., & Simon, P.A. (2012) “The association between acculturation and recreational computer use among Latino adolescents in California”, Pediatric Obesity: Forthcoming


Create your own personalized community profile using the recently updated 'Define a Population' feature. View customized data for any of the available studies in the Health Forecasting Tool such as, diabetes, obesity, heart disease, among others. Build your personal community profile here.

 

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