FYI

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.

April 4 Featured Speakers:

Marisa Eisenberg, PhD, Associate Professor of Epidemiology and Complex Systems, University of Michigan
Joe Coyle, MPH, Director, Bureau of Infectious Disease Prevention and Deputy State Epidemiologist, Michigan Department of Health and Human Services

Thursday, April 4, 4-5 p.m. ET – Disease Forecasting Basics – Part 2
https://account.astho.org/Events/Calendar-Of-Events/Meeting-Home-Page?meetingid=d95912e8-f2c5-ee11-9079-000d3a5a88af&utm_source=PHW&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=Highlight&utm_content=Disease_Learning&utm_term=Forecasting