Our Challenge
A Rapidly Spreading Disease
Data models inform public policy solutions to the COVID-19 crisis. Other models predict the spread of disease over large areas, overlooking local area effects that impact transmission rates.
Our Breakthrough
Mapping COVID-19 County by County
Precision modeling tool forecasts the spread of COVID-19 across more than 500 U.S. counties
Our Solution
A Precision Approach
CHOP PolicyLab Director, David Rubin, MD, MSCE, and colleagues develop a reliable data-based model that accounts for variables such as population, geography and temperature. The model provides insight on how a community’s current social distancing practices will affect the virus’s spread.
Our Impact
A Road Forward
Updated in real-time and closely watched by government and industry leadership, CHOP’s model offers a blueprint for a safe, measured reopening.
David Rubin, MD, MSCE
Attending Physician; Director, PolicyLab; Director, Population Health Innovation
Gregory Tasian, MD, MSc, MSCE
Attending Pediatric Urologist, Division of Urology
Faculty Member, PolicyLab
Jing Huang, PhD
Faculty Member, PolicyLab; Assistant Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania
Help Us Find Solutions
We find real-world, scalable solutions to seemingly intractable problems. Led by the greatest minds in medicine, and with support from our generous donors, our world-renowned teams are taking on the toughest diseases the world has ever seen – and winning.
Gene Therapy
Cell Therapy
