Simulating the impacts of lifestyle-related risk factors on the health of Australians: Understanding the complexities of modelling disease prevention
The overarching aim of the Compelling Case for Prevention
Project (CCP) is to pull together the ‘big picture’ of prevention
using system dynamics modelling, by developing a tool that
allows decision-makers to explore the health and economic
impacts of reducing the prevalence of different common risk
factors.
The goal is to establish a compelling argument for investment in prevention and to determine how best to target strategies for maximum impact over time across the common risk factors for many chronic conditions.