Platform Dashboard Health Areas Risk Prediction Resource Allocation Policy Impact Data Sources Roadmap About Sanchita
Nationwide Public-Health Intelligence · Prevention · Preparedness

Predict risk earlier.
Act with greater precision.

EpiPredict brings public-health indicators, social determinants and forecasting tools into one decision-support experience—helping teams identify vulnerable populations, plan prevention strategies and direct limited resources where they can have the greatest impact.

Interactive dashboard · Sample data for demonstration
PredictiveForecast trends and emerging burden
Equity-centeredSurface community vulnerability
Action-orientedConnect evidence to interventions
Nationwide visionDesigned for scalable U.S. analysis
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About EpiPredict

From fragmented datasets
to coordinated decisions.

Public-health information often lives across separate surveillance, demographic and healthcare systems. EpiPredict is designed to combine those signals into a clearer view of current burden, future risk and practical intervention opportunities.

Core Objective

Predicting better public-health decisions.

The platform’s objective is to integrate multiple public-health datasets to improve prevention strategies, resource allocation and early identification of high-risk populations nationwide.

One connected system for surveillance, forecasting, vulnerability assessment and intervention planning.
Prevention Early warning Health equity Resource planning Policy evaluation
Decision Pipeline
01 · IntegratePublic-health dataSurveillance, behavior, healthcare, demographic and community indicators.
02 · AnalyzeRisk and forecastsTrend detection, vulnerability scoring and projected burden.
03 · ActDecision supportPrioritized prevention, policy and resource-allocation options.
Planned data ecosystem
CDCNCHSBRFSSNHIS NSSPU.S. CensusAHRQ
Interactive Dashboard

See the signal.
Understand the risk.

Explore the EpiPredict dashboard by changing the health domain, indicator, geography and forecast horizon. The metrics, trend chart and community-needs summary update instantly.

National Public-Health OverviewTobacco prevention · Adult smoking prevalence
SAMPLE DATA
Current prevalence14.8%Demo national estimate
Projected change−2.4%Across selected horizon
High-risk communities38Illustrative community flag
Model confidence86%Illustrative validation score
Adult smoking prevalence trendObserved history and demonstration forecast
ObservedForecast
Where communities may need more help A simple demonstration summary for the selected health indicator
Read it like a traffic light. Blue communities are doing better. Yellow and red communities may need more support.
More red = more help needed

Doing well

Lower risk. Keep current prevention efforts going.

0communities

Watch closely

Some warning signs. Check changes over time.

0communities
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Needs help

Higher risk. Prevention resources may be useful here.

0communities
!!

Needs help now

Highest risk. These communities may need priority attention.

0communities
Simple meaning: This indicator currently shows a mixed level of community need.
Important: This dashboard currently demonstrates interface behavior with simulated values. It does not yet retrieve live CDC, Census or healthcare records and must not be used for clinical or operational decisions.
SP
Forecast 01

Smoking prevalence

Explore demonstration prevalence trends and multi-year projections.

DI
Forecast 02

Disease incidence

Compare changing incidence patterns across communicable and chronic conditions.

H
Forecast 03

Hospitalizations

Review illustrative hospitalization trajectories and possible future burden.

HU
Forecast 04

Healthcare utilization

Connect prevention scenarios with emergency visits and service demand.

Health Areas

One platform.
Three connected burdens.

The platform covers tobacco prevention, communicable diseases and chronic disease burden. Select a category or choose a condition to load it into the dashboard.

01

Adult Smoking

Monitor prevalence, cessation progress and population-level risk patterns.

PrevalenceCessation
02

Youth Vaping · K–12

Track electronic-cigarette use and emerging school-age prevention needs.

YouthSchools
03

Secondhand Smoke

Compare exposure burden across homes, workplaces and communities.

ExposureEquity
04

Cessation Utilization

Assess reach and potential gaps in tobacco-cessation services.

ProgramsAccess
05

Tobacco-Related Mortality

Connect long-term tobacco burden with preventable mortality trends.

MortalityBurden
01

COVID-19

Follow incidence, hospitalization and community transmission signals.

IncidenceHospitalization
02

Influenza

Explore seasonal burden, surveillance changes and vaccination context.

SeasonalityVaccination
03

RSV

Identify respiratory disease pressure and vulnerable age groups.

RespiratoryAge risk
04

Tuberculosis

Support surveillance of incidence, testing and treatment gaps.

TestingTreatment
05

Hepatitis C

Compare infection burden, screening access and treatment pathways.

ScreeningCare
06

HIV

Track incidence, prevention reach and treatment-continuum indicators.

PreventionContinuum
07

Syphilis

Surface changing incidence and priority populations for intervention.

IncidencePriority groups
08

Measles

Connect outbreak risk with vaccination coverage and community immunity.

OutbreakCoverage
01

COPD

Assess respiratory burden, hospitalization and preventable risk factors.

RespiratoryHospitalization
02

Asthma

Compare prevalence, environmental exposure and healthcare utilization.

EnvironmentUtilization
03

Lung Cancer

Connect tobacco burden, screening opportunity and mortality patterns.

ScreeningMortality
04

Cardiovascular Disease

Examine preventable risk, access barriers and population-level burden.

RiskEquity
05

Diabetes

Track prevalence, complications and social determinants of care.

PrevalenceAccess
18

Complete target-condition coverage.
The current build includes all five tobacco indicators, eight communicable diseases and five chronic conditions specified in the project document.

Community Risk Prediction

Turn community conditions
into an understandable risk signal.

Adjust seven community indicators to see how health behavior, vaccination, poverty, housing, transportation, insurance and healthcare access can shape a transparent risk estimate.

Community Vulnerability CalculatorWeighted demonstration model · Immediate interactive results
Not a validated clinical model
Community indicators0 = better · 100 = worse
24%
71%
19%
38
46
14%
58
This demonstration score uses transparent sample weights. Real-world use would require validated methods, data-quality checks, uncertainty reporting, bias evaluation and expert review.
0Risk score
Calculating

Community risk assessment

Move any indicator to update the assessment.

Potentially vulnerable0
Priority drivers0
Recommended response

What is pushing the score upward?

Plain-language result: The assessment will appear here.
Resource Allocation

Move resources toward
the greatest preventable need.

Select a public-health priority, available budget, population and rurality to explore a transparent funding mix across screening, vaccination, mobile care, tobacco cessation and community health workers.

Language option
Available budget$2.5M
12-month demonstration plan
100,000
45
This planning tool distributes a demonstration budget using editable priority weights. It does not replace local needs assessment, procurement review or public-health leadership.
Total budget$0
Estimated reach0
Priority programs5
Recommendation: Adjust the controls to generate a plan.
Policy Impact

Compare the future
with and without intervention.

Test six policy and program scenarios identified in the project plan. The simulator shows an illustrative burden trend, possible prevention effect, avoided hospitalizations and equity improvement.

70
65%
5 years
Outputs are illustrative scenario estimates. A real policy model would require causal assumptions, comparison groups, cost inputs, uncertainty intervals and local validation.
Burden reduction0%
Avoided hospitalizations0
Equity gain0 pts
Implementation level
Scenario interpretationAdjust the controls to compare outcomes.
Potential Data Resources

Built around trusted systems.
Connected only after validation.

The registry includes every potential resource named in the project document and four additional public-sector data categories that may support environmental, insurance, workforce and behavioral-health analysis.

11 potential sources
CDC
Planned

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Potential national disease, behavior, prevention and surveillance indicators.

SurveillancePrevention
NCHS
Planned

National Center for Health Statistics

Potential mortality, morbidity, demographic and healthcare-use measures.

Health statisticsPopulation
BRFSS
Planned

Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System

Potential state-level health behavior and chronic-disease risk indicators.

BehaviorState data
NHIS
Planned

National Health Interview Survey

Potential self-reported health, access, insurance and utilization measures.

SurveyAccess
NSSP
Planned

National Syndromic Surveillance Program

Potential near-real-time signals for emergency and outbreak monitoring.

SyndromicEarly warning
CENSUS
Planned

U.S. Census Bureau

Potential population, poverty, housing, transportation and demographic context.

DemographicsSocial factors
AHRQ
Planned

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality

Potential quality, utilization, hospitalization and health-system indicators.

QualityUtilization
EPA
Potential

Environmental Protection Agency

Potential air-quality, environmental-exposure and climate-related indicators.

EnvironmentAir quality
CMS
Potential

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services

Potential coverage, claims, utilization and healthcare-access information.

InsuranceClaims
HRSA
Potential

Health Resources and Services Administration

Potential workforce, shortage-area and healthcare-access indicators.

WorkforceAccess
SAMHSA
Potential

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

Potential behavioral-health, substance-use and harm-reduction indicators.

Behavioral healthHarm reduction
Connection status: These are potential resources, not currently connected live feeds. Each source would require legal review, licensing or terms-of-use checks, data dictionaries, harmonization, privacy safeguards, refresh schedules and quality validation before production use.
Long-Term Vision

A broader intelligence system
for prevention and preparedness.

The roadmap includes all eight future capabilities in the project plan. These are presented as planned research and development directions—not completed product claims.

Phase 01 · Current platformInterface and decision-tool foundation
Phase 02 · PlannedValidated data connections
Phase 03 · PlannedModel development and evaluation
Phase 04 · FuturePilot deployment and governance
EOD

Early Outbreak Detection

Identify unusual patterns and support earlier review of possible public-health events using validated surveillance methods.

Future capability
PDM

Predictive Disease Modeling

Forecast disease incidence, hospitalization and healthcare utilization with validated methods.

Future capability
TCA

Tobacco-Control Analytics

Combine adult smoking, youth vaping, exposure, cessation and mortality indicators.

Planned domain
CEH

Climate & Environmental Health

Connect air quality, environmental exposures and climate indicators with community burden.

Future capability
MCH

Maternal & Child Health Surveillance

Support earlier recognition of inequities and emerging maternal-child health concerns.

Future capability
HEQ

Health-Equity Metrics

Measure how risk, access, outcomes and intervention benefits differ across populations.

Core principle
EIM

Economic Impact Modeling

Estimate the potential cost implications of disease burden, prevention and policy scenarios.

Future capability
EPT

Emergency Preparedness Tools

Support scenario planning, capacity review and coordinated response decisions.

Future capability
Sanchita Sultana
About Sanchita Sultana

Sanchita Sultana
Public Health Epidemiologist

Sanchita Sultana, BDS, MPH, MBA, is an epidemiologist at the Washtenaw County Health Department with more than ten years of public-health experience. Her work includes communicable-disease surveillance, tobacco-related illness prevention, oral health, health education, data analysis and health equity. EpiPredict reflects her interest in translating public-health evidence into practical, scalable decisions.

EpidemiologyCommunicable diseaseTobacco cessationOral healthHealth equity
Professional focusEvidence that supports real community action
SurveillancePreventionHealth educationEquity