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Risk-Based Decision

Support Tool

May 1, 2020
Recap: Project Goals

Create data-driven decision support tools to safely reopen


the PA economy and achieve the following policy goals:

● Minimize the diffusion of COVID-19


● Maximize a rapid return to work and revitalize key industries
● Limit long-term economic impact of COVID-19 &
the shut down
● Achieve equitable outcomes for vulnerable residents
Recap: Data-driven Decision Support Tools

Inputs: Data & Priorities Decisions we can


Outputs
support
Public Data from Census, Which industries can safely
BLS, BEA open, in which counties, and
under what conditions? Health and Economic
Data from State Agencies: UI Monitoring Dashboard
Claims, Wage Records, What will be the health risks
Revenue, SNAP, TANF, and economic impact Health Risks
Medicaid, Revenue, DCED, associated with opening an
industry?
Health Economic Impact
Which industries can
Health and Human Services re-engineer workflows? Impact on Equity
Forecasts/Models from
Partners (Pitt, Penn) What impact will this have on Evaluating the Impact of
vulnerable workers & policy interventions
State Priorities & Policy businesses?
Goals
Risk-Based Approach
We take a wide variety of risks associated with re-opening a set of industries in a
county or region. In addition to what we show in this presentation, we have also
explored and developed additional ones including:

● Face-to-face contact risk in workplaces


● Nursing home spread risk
● Customer contact risk
● Supply Chain risk
● Resilience
● Unemployment Risk
● Social Service Benefits Risk
● Equity Risk
● ...
Risk Indices

COVID Case Risk: # of reported COVID-19 cases / population of area

ICU Capacity Risk: # of 60+ year olds in area / # of unoccupied ICU Beds

Population Density Risk: Population of Region / Area of Region

Population Age Risk: % of population in area > 60 yr old

Re-Opening Contact Risk: % of workers in an area employed in currently “physically


closed” industry sectors
COVID-19 Case Risk
ICU Capacity Risk
Population Density Risk
Population Age Risk
Re-Opening Contact Risk
Our recommendation is to use these risk indices to monitor and
understand trade-offs and make informed policy decisions based on state
priorities

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