CDC Stands Up New Disease Forecasting Center : media statement for immediate release: Wednesday, August 18, 2021

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• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Description:
  Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is announcing a new center designed to advance the use of forecasting and outbreak analytics in public health decision making. Once established, the Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics will bring together next-generation public health data, expert disease modelers, public health emergency responders, and high-quality communications, to meet the needs of decision makers. The new center will accelerate access to and use of data for public health decision-makers who need information to mitigate the effects of disease threats, such as social and economic disruption. The center will prioritize equity and accessibility, while serving as a hub for innovation and research on disease modeling.
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Communicable Diseases, Emerging Disease Outbreaks Epidemics Forecasting Models, Biological Models, Theoretical Pandemics
• Document Type:
  Press Release
• Name as Subject:
  Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (proposed)
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:a790bbed56d7c08f78bb4e30316ee139d01bf8e2e89e1fe261dc2ea3ab068ad2
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/108945/cdc_108945_DS1.pdf
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