Disease Forecasting Learning Series, Part 1: Disease Forecasting Basics
Join ASTHO for the first in a four-part series designed to provide health department staff with foundational knowledge and best practices for disease forecasting. The session will provide an overview of the process, including a brief history of public health’s utilization of forecasting, inclusion in preparedness and response activities, how health departments can use forecasting in decision-making activities, and what forecasting does not tell us. Featured Speakers: - Anne Zink, MD, FACEP, (SHO-AK), ASTHO past president - Dylan Morris, PhD, Team Lead, Inform Division, Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA), CDC - Matthew Biggerstaff, ScD, MPH, Team Lead, Applied Research and Modeling Team, Influenza Division, CDC