New Horizons in Modeling and Simulation for Social Epidemiology and Public Health (Hardcover)

Section I: Introduction

Chapter 1: A Primer on the Social Determinants of Health (Daniel Kim)

Chapter 2: Rationale for New Modeling and Simulation Tools: Agent-Based Modeling and Microsimulation (Daniel Kim, Ross A. Hammond)

Section II: Agent-Based Modeling

Chapter 3: Overview of Current Concepts and Process for Agent-Based Modeling (Ross A. Hammond)

Chapter 4: Agent-Based Modeling in the Social Sciences (Joseph T. Ornstein and Ross A. Hammond)

Chapter 5: Agent-Based Modeling in Public Health (Joseph T. Ornstein and Ross A. Hammond)

Chapter 6: Section Summary (Ross A. Hammond)

Section III: Microsimulation Modeling

Chapter 7: Concepts and Methods for Microsimulation Modeling in the Social Sciences (Gerlinde Verbist and Hilde Philips)

Chapter 8: Empirical Evidence Using Microsimulation Models in the Social Sciences (Francesco Figari and Emanuela Lezzi)

Chapter 9: Applications of Microsimulation Models to the Social Determinants of Health and Public Health: A Systematic Review of the Literature (Daniel Kim)

Chapter 10: Section Summary (Daniel Kim)

Section IV: Conclusions

Chapter 11: Future Directions (Daniel Kim, Ross A. Hammond)