When Colorado Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) needed to respond to the rapidly worsening COVID-19 pandemic, they needed data and projections of the pandemic’s course based upon Colorado data. A team was quickly assembled by the Colorado School of Public Health (ColoradoSPH) to collaborate with CDPHE on epidemic modeling—the basic approach for generating the needed information for decision-making.
These models are mathematical representations that reflect how viruses affect populations: infecting those who are susceptible, making some ill and in need of hospital and critical care, and leading to death for some. The models are used to examine how different measures, like closing restaurants and bars, slow and diminish the epidemic. Remembering that a model is a simulation of the world, none “are correct” but they should be useful and allow people to make hypotheses about the trajectory of a disease and the impacts of different policies and behavior changes.
Email Address:neeloofar.soleimanpour@cuanschutz.edu
Neeloo is the public health practice and research coordinator for the Colorado School of Public Health. In this role, she is responsible for developing and facilitating activities and programs supporting the school's public health practice mission and research projects for the Office of the Dean. She plays a critical role in the implementation of the school’s strategic plan initiatives in student and community involvement, alumni relations, and integration of faculty with practice experience. Neeloo is a recent ColoradoSPH graduate, having received her MPH with a concentration in epidemiology and global health. She served as the student council president and as a student mentor for the Master of Public Health program.
Email Address:neeloofar.soleimanpour@cuanschutz.edu
Neeloo is the public health practice and research coordinator for the Colorado School of Public Health. In this role, she is responsible for developing and facilitating activities and programs supporting the school's public health practice mission and research projects for the Office of the Dean. She plays a critical role in the implementation of the school’s strategic plan initiatives in student and community involvement, alumni relations, and integration of faculty with practice experience. Neeloo is a recent ColoradoSPH graduate, having received her MPH with a concentration in epidemiology and global health. She served as the student council president and as a student mentor for the Master of Public Health program.
Email Address:neeloofar.soleimanpour@cuanschutz.edu
Neeloo is the public health practice and research coordinator for the Colorado School of Public Health. In this role, she is responsible for developing and facilitating activities and programs supporting the school's public health practice mission and research projects for the Office of the Dean. She plays a critical role in the implementation of the school’s strategic plan initiatives in student and community involvement, alumni relations, and integration of faculty with practice experience. Neeloo is a recent ColoradoSPH graduate, having received her MPH with a concentration in epidemiology and global health. She served as the student council president and as a student mentor for the Master of Public Health program.
Email Address:neeloofar.soleimanpour@cuanschutz.edu
Neeloo is the public health practice and research coordinator for the Colorado School of Public Health. In this role, she is responsible for developing and facilitating activities and programs supporting the school's public health practice mission and research projects for the Office of the Dean. She plays a critical role in the implementation of the school’s strategic plan initiatives in student and community involvement, alumni relations, and integration of faculty with practice experience. Neeloo is a recent ColoradoSPH graduate, having received her MPH with a concentration in epidemiology and global health. She served as the student council president and as a student mentor for the Master of Public Health program.