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Purpose
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| The Infectious Disease Forecasting and Modeling Workgroup is a community of practice for those involved in forecasting and modeling for public health. This forum provides the opportunity for engaged conversation between applied epidemiologists and data
scientists in health agencies nationwide as well as analytic teams from academia and private industry.
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Goals
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- Engage in discussion and share best practices in forecasting and modeling for public health purposes
- Facilitate collaboration between public health agencies and modeling teams
- Identify avenues for sustained collaboration on disease-specific modelingTranslate questions from public health officials to modelers and from modelers to public health officials
- Identify barriers and facilitators to incorporating modeling in day-to-day public health activities
- Develop effective public health communication strategies for disease forecasts
- Increase the use of forecasts and models in public health decision-making
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Resources
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Lutz, C. S., et al. (2019). Applying infectious disease forecasting to public health: a path forward using influenza forecasting examples. BMC Public Health, 19(1): https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-019-7966-8
Biggerstaff, M., Slayton, R.B., Johansson, M.A., & Butler, J.C. (2021). Improving Pandemic Response: Employing Mathematical Modeling to Confront Coronavirus Disease 2019, Clinical Infectious Diseases. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1093/cid/ciab673 2023 Forecasting for Decision Makers Regional Meetings Summary Report
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Sign Up
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To join the CSTE Infectious Disease Forecasting and Modeling Workgroup, please sign up using our Sign-Up Form. For more information about the CSTE Forecasting Workgroup and its activities, please contact Ellie Bergren.
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