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Michigan Public Health Launches Master of Science Degree in Computational Epidemiology and Systems Modeling
In this program, students are trained
to become highly skilled epidemiologists who can understand and analyze
public health problems with mathematical and statistical models.
Epidemiological models and simulation-based analyses are increasingly
used to inform public health policy and practice. Notably, throughout
the COVID-19 pandemic, government agencies, policy-makers and others
have used epidemiological models to help inform decision-making and slow
the spread of the virus.
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"Can Vaping Help You Quit Cigarettes? What Are The Risks?“ on NPR’s Science Friday“ 
Among
young adults in the US, use of electronic nicotine delivery systems
(ENDS) rose from 5.4% in 2014 to 13.6% in 2022, while combustible
cigarette use fell from 17.9% to 6.5% over that same period. The mean
(median) expert believes that vaping’s effect on quality-adjusted life
expectancy is 37% (25%) that of smoking. Assuming that either estimate
reflects true risks, then regulating ENDS to reduce vaping without
increasing smoking presents a key goal for public health policy.
However, a corresponding regulatory mechanism—that is, a policy that
reduces ENDS use without reducing smoking cessation or increasing
smoking initiation or relapse—remains unknown.
