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ArticleFrontiers in public health2026

Visualizing epidemiological models for policy: design principles for effective communication.

Liza Hadley, Nick Holliman, Kai Xu, Edyta Bogucka, Xinhuan Shu, Daniel Archambault, Kath Landgren, Ellen M DeGennaro, Stephen M Kissler

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Article in Frontiers in public health, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors.

Liza HadleyUniversity of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States.
Nick HollimanKing's College London, London, United Kingdom.
Kai XuUniversity of Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom.
Edyta BoguckaNokia Bell Labs, Cambridge, United Kingdom.
Xinhuan ShuNewcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Daniel ArchambaultNewcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom.
Kath LandgrenUniversity of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States.
Ellen M DeGennaroUniversity of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States.
Stephen M KisslerUniversity of Colorado Boulder, Boulder, CO, United States.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Communicating scientific ideas to policy actors is a longstanding challenge, especially in epidemiological modeling where evidence is inherently uncertain. Central to this communication is visualization-the graphic representation of complex epidemiological modeling concepts through figures, plots, and charts. Effective model visualizations should be clear, simple, and easy to understand. This article brings theory from vision science to equip modelers in developing their understanding of and ability to assess and improve visualizations in their own settings. Designers can leverage fundamentals in vision science to aid their communication of modeling concepts to policymakers. We classify the different ways a modeling visual might fail and provide the necessary theory and examples for overcoming these problems in an epidemiological setting.

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CommunicationHealth PolicyModels, TheoreticalPolicy MakingHumansInfographics as Topiccommunicationepidemiologymodellingpolicyvisualization

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PMID42221633
PMCPMC13216504

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