Jillian Oderkirk

TL;DR: Results provide important new information on health behavior changes among those with chronic disease and suggest that intensive efforts are required to help initiate and maintain lifestyle improvements among this population.

TL;DR: As the role of simulation modeling in population health is increasing and models are becoming more complex, there is a need for further improvements in model validation methodology and common standards for evaluating model credibility.

TL;DR: The grading of HRQL by social position appears to be ‘set’ in early adulthood and is stable through mid- and later life, suggesting stability in the social gradient in HRQL over time for men.

TL;DR: A decision support tool to assess the potential benefits and costs of new healthcare interventions and the impacts of major risk factors, cancer prevention, and screening programs and new cancer treatments on population health and costs to the healthcare system is developed.

TL;DR: The addition of a physical activity module to the Population Health Model (POHEM) provides a tool that can improve understanding of the complex dynamics underlying the relationship between physical activity and health outcomes as a population ages.