University of California Health (UCH) and the California Department of Public Health (CDPH) are launching an innovative data modeling consortium to ensure public health policy makers have timely, relevant analysis and insights to support pandemic-related decision making.
The University of California Health-CDPH COVID Modeling Consortium is a regular forum in which nearly 150 UC faculty in epidemiology, infectious diseases, economics, statistics, computer science, ecology and data modeling work with CDPH modelers and public health experts to develop information to inform the pandemic response in California. Through the consortium, researchers will provide updated analyses and discuss new developments in COVID-19, and State public health leaders provide input about the types of analyses that will be most meaningful in thoroughly understanding the health-related patterns and economic impact of COVID-19 in California. Researchers will use the platform to share results of their ongoing a