Published on in Vol 12 (2026)

Preprints (earlier versions) of this paper are available at https://preprints.jmir.org/preprint/83498, first published .
Bayesian Models to Generate Small Area Estimates of Population Health: Tutorial for Using Rate Stabilizing Tools and Their Output

Bayesian Models to Generate Small Area Estimates of Population Health: Tutorial for Using Rate Stabilizing Tools and Their Output

Bayesian Models to Generate Small Area Estimates of Population Health: Tutorial for Using Rate Stabilizing Tools and Their Output

David DeLara   1 , MS ;   Ryan Zomorrodi   2 , MS ;   Harrison Quick   3 , PhD ;   Joshua Tootoo   2 , MS ;   Ruiyang Li   2 , MS ;   Justan Baker   4 , MPH ;   Jihyeon Kwon   5 , MS ;   Michele Casper   1 , PhD ;   Adam Vaughan   1 , PhD

1 Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, United States

2 Children's Environmental Health Initiative, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, IL, United States

3 Division of Biostatistics and Health Data Science, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States

4 Diabetes and Cardiovascular Health Program, Rhode Island Department of Health, Providence, RI, United States

5 Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Drexel University, Philadelphia, PA, United States

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  • David DeLara, MS
  • Division for Heart Disease and Stroke Prevention
  • National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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