Public Health, Epidemiology & Demography -- WSDS 2026

Comparative Analysis of Public-use and Restricted-use Linked Mortality Files from the National Center for Health Statistics

Crescent Martin (National Center for Health Statistics (NCHS))

Co-authors: Leah Bryan (National Center for Health Statistics), Roshni Patel (National Center for Health Statistics), Yeats Ye (National Center for Health Statistics), Cindy Zhang (National Center for Health Statistics)

data linkage mortality statistical disclosure limitation National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES)National Health Interview Survey (NHIS)

Estimating Disability Free Life Expectancy by Age Group and County in Ohio

Tatjana Miljkovic (Miami University)

Co-authors: Heather Menne (Miami University), Ian Nelson (Miami University)

disability-free life expectancy Ohio Sullivan method logistic regression

A Bayesian Hierarchical Analysis of HIV Diagnosis Rates Across U.S. States from 2018 to 2022

Eunice Amponsah

Co-authors: Priscilla Kissi-Appiah

Bayesian hierarchical model HIV diagnosis rates Beta distribution partial pooling shrinkage Metropolis-Hastings geographic disparity sensitivity analysis

Going Viral: Statistics for Outbreak-Ready Decisions

Kristine Gierz (National Institute of Standards and Technology)

Uncertainty quantification hierarchical Bayesian modeling public health standards statistical learning systems virus outbreak preparedness

Public Health, Epidemiology & Demography

4 Abstracts