A Framework for Considering the Utility of Models When Facing Tough Decisions in Public Health: A Guideline for Policy-Makers

The COVID-19 pandemic highlighted how models developed at a rapid pace have become central to decision-making, and that policy-makers need to be more confident about which models will be most helpful when taking public health decisions. We present a three-stage framework for achieving these ends, providing practical guidance for policy-makers on how to evaluate and utilise models in public health decision-making.

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J. Thompson, R. McClure, N. Scott, M. Hellard, R. Abeysuriya, R. Vidanaarachchi, J. Thwaites, J. V. Lazarus, J. Lavis, S. Michie et al., “A Framework for Considering the Utility of Models When Facing Tough Decisions in Public Health: A Guideline for Policy-Makers,” Health Research Policy and Systems, vol. 20, no. 1, pp. 107, 2022, doi: 10.1186/s12961-022-00902-6.

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@article{thompson2022framework,
  title={A framework for considering the utility of models when facing tough decisions in public health: a guideline for policy-makers},
  author={Thompson, Jason and McClure, Roderick and Scott, Nick and Hellard, Margaret and Abeysuriya, Romesh and Vidanaarachchi, Rajith and Thwaites, John and Lazarus, Jeffrey V and Lavis, John and Michie, Susan and others},
  journal={Health Research Policy and Systems},
  volume={20},
  number={1},
  pages={107},
  year={2022},
  publisher={BioMed Central London}
}