Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases and Medical Microbiology (Jan 2015)

Improving Public Health Policy through Infection Transmission Modelling: Guidelines for Creating a Community of Practice

  • Seyed M Moghadas,
  • Margaret Haworth-Brockman,
  • Harpa Isfeld-Kiely,
  • Joel Kettner

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/274569
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 26, no. 4
pp. 191 – 195

Abstract

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BACKGROUND: Despite significant research efforts in Canada, real application of modelling in public health decision making and practice has not yet met its full potential. There is still room to better address the diversity of the Canadian population and ensure that research outcomes are translated for use within their relevant contexts.