Disease Forecasting Learning Series

ASTHO will hold four, one-hour learning sessions to provide state and territorial public health staff a basic understanding of disease forecasting.   

Purpose: To provide foundational information for health department staff seeking to learn more about disease forecasting, including:

• How forecasts can be used for decision making
• Workforce challenges and opportunities related to disease forecasting
• Communicating with the public and policymakers about forecasting

These sessions are not intended to provide in-depth training on disease forecasting modeling.

Dates:

• Thursday, February 29, 4-5 p.m. ET – Disease Forecasting 101
• Thursday, March 14, 4-5 p.m. ET – Disease Forecasting 102
• Thursday, April 4, 4-5 p.m. ET – Workforce Challenges and Opportunities
• Thursday, April 25, 4-5 p.m. ET – Communicating About Disease Forecasting