What to know
- CFA's mission is to harness cutting-edge data analytics to improve response to public health emergencies.
- CFA provides data, models, forecasts, and analytical reports about diseases to decision-makers.
Spotlight Recent Work
Did you see?
Behind the Model
CFA’s Behind the Model is a web series sharing the behind-the-scenes work of CFA and partners in generating models, forecasts, and other analytic products. We provide a high-level overview of methods and practical applications of our work for public health practitioners, healthcare providers, and the public.
Behind the Model: Wastewater-informed Forecasting of COVID-19 Hospital Admissions
Behind the Model: Estimating the Impact of Updated Isolation Guidance on COVID-19 Transmission
Behind the Model: CDC's Tools to Assess Epidemic Growth
Qualitative analyses and risk assessments
Qualitative Analyses and Risk Assessments
How CFA Conducts Rapid Risk Assessments
Mpox Rapid Risk Assessment - Previous Updates
Respiratory Disease Season Outlook
Respiratory Disease Season Outlook - Previous Updates
Modeling and forecasting
Current Epidemic Growth Status (Based on Rt) for States and Territories
CDC collaborations
CDC’s Center for Forecasting and Analytics (CFA), together with the Division of Viral Diseases (DVD) in the National Center for Immunization and Respiratory Diseases (NCIRD), have been analyzing measles data and creating models to explore potential scenarios and help us better understand measles outbreak risk in the U.S.
Assessing Measles Outbreak Risk in the United States
CFA has supported the Division of Viral Diseases in forecasting COVID-19 hospitalizations. These ensemble forecasts for COVID-19 hospitalizations provide early warning, giving leaders time to prepare for surge and planning activities to prevent infections.
COVID-19 Forecasts: Hospitalizations