Research portfolio

Current research and longer-term directions.

Acropolis develops reusable research platforms and public-facing studies. This page distinguishes work now in development from longer-term roadmap concepts; reviewed public outputs will be posted separately.

Program in development Current research program

Population-Adjusted Epidemiology Outcomes Network

PAEON is a unified county-level outcomes engine that aligns population denominators, behavioral risk, morbidity, mortality, structural context, and access to care within a reusable analytic framework.

The program is designed to support fairer comparisons across counties, states, rural and urban settings, and years. Each workstream applies the same documented backbone to a different health or policy domain.

Program architecture

Unit
County-year and regional comparisons
Inputs
Population, survey, surveillance, mortality, access, and contextual data
Methods
Harmonization, small-area estimation, trend analysis, and multivariable modeling
Outputs
Documented datasets, maps, risk summaries, methods notes, and decision briefs
Long-term roadmap

Planned applications of the PAEON framework.

These domains are intended directions, not active studies or completed products. A workstream moves into current research only when its methods, data, and release plan are established.

Roadmap concept PAEON I

Border population health (PAX)

Border demographics, disease, and crime across the U.S.-Mexico corridor defined by the La Paz Agreement.

  • Border health
  • Demography
  • Time trends
Roadmap concept PAEON II

Cardiovascular burden (AORTA)

Cardiovascular disease risk and burden in relation to behavioral, metabolic, demographic, and structural conditions.

  • Cardiovascular
  • Risk modeling
  • Mortality
Roadmap concept PAEON III

Diabetes & metabolic risk (PANCREA)

Diabetes and metabolic risk, including obesity, physical inactivity, outcomes, and access to preventive care.

  • Diabetes
  • Metabolic risk
  • Prevention
Roadmap concept PAEON IV

Respiratory health (PNEUMA)

Chronic respiratory disease burden and vulnerability, with attention to COPD, asthma, tobacco exposure, and environmental context.

  • Respiratory health
  • Environment
  • Vulnerability
Roadmap concept PAEON V

Cognitive health & caregiving (MNEME)

Cognitive decline, dementia-related burden, caregiver strain, and the geographic context surrounding families and services.

  • Cognitive health
  • Caregiving
  • Access
Roadmap concept PAEON VI

Cancer prevention & access (ONKOS)

Cancer screening uptake, access inequality, oncologic risk, and population patterns relevant to prevention.

  • Cancer
  • Screening
  • Health equity
Survey in development · not recruiting Current survey project

ADRD caregiver experience & burden

A planned repeatable survey of adults who provide unpaid care to people living with Alzheimer's disease or a related dementia, designed to describe caregiver responsibilities, health, support, and unmet needs over time.

What the project is designed to measure

  • Caregiving time, tasks, and changes in responsibility
  • Effects on employment, finances, physical health, and mental health
  • Services used, services unavailable, and unmet needs
  • Patterns that can inform program design and resource advocacy
Recruitment status, consent and privacy details, and the annual participation rule will live on the study page. Reviewed aggregate findings will appear in Research Outputs; raw responses and repeat-participation records will not.
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Research collaboration

Bring a domain, dataset, or question to the table.

Collaborations may include co-developed studies, analytic methods, grant applications, shared data systems, or longer-term research programs.

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