About Behind the Model

Purpose

  • Web series sharing the behind-the-scenes work of Center for Forecasting and Outbreak Analytics (CFA) and partners in generating models, forecasts, and other analytic products
  • Written for public health practitioners, healthcare providers, and others to better understand our work and its applications
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At a glance

CFA's Behind the Model takes a deep dive into the modeling tools and capabilities that aid in public health preparedness. Our Behind the Model series highlights various public health modeling approaches, including scenario modeling and nowcasting, and explains how we use various types of models to forecast COVID-19 hospital admissions, support local measles responses, and more.

See our full series of Behind the Models.

Spotlight Recent Work

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CFA's latest Behind the Model shows how CFA develops and uses nowcasting approaches to account for delays and incomplete reporting in recent epidemiological data.

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