Web-based models to inform health policy: A scoping review

Abstract

Health policies must be continually updated as new evidence is generated to ensure the optimal delivery of health interventions and prevention measures. Models are often used to study health problems, but their complexity limits their use by policy-makers. One way to facilitate their use among non-modellers is to develop user-friendly interfaces and make them available online. We conducted a scoping review of journal articles to identify and describe the currently available, interactive, freely available web-based health models that aim to inform health policy relevant to any disease or health issue affecting human populations. This scoping review included 16 web-based models covering 13 dis..