SILOS Project Uses Simulation Models to Understand Structural Drivers of HIV and Substance Use: Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing - Northwestern University

This work is innovative in its emphasis on both sophisticated computational modeling and a robust community engagement plan, said Birkett.

While we generally understand that health is socially determined, we still lack an understanding of the specific pathways through which social and structural forces shape individual health. This project will allow us an unprecedented opportunity to examine how identity and social position shape an individual's access to opportunity and their exposure to risk, said Birkett.

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