Event
Space Monkey: Measuring STD Program Budget Impact
Join NCSD for this how-to webinar on using CDC - Div. of STD Prevention's SPACE Monkey (STD Prevention Allocation Consequences Estimator) tool for assessing budget impact with examples from your colleagues in the the STD field. Register today!
Join NCSD and you STD director colleagues to learn more about CDC – Division of STD Prevention’s SPACE Monkey (STD Prevention Allocation Consequences Estimator) tool. This tool was created for state and local STD programs to show how budget increases or decreases could impact disease burden, direct medical costs, and intermediate outcomes like partner services. You will hear case examples of how to practically use SPACE Monkey and an accompanying customizable fact sheet, created by Association of State and Territorial Health Officials and NCSD, to help health departments communicate data with stakeholders.
Featured Speakers:
Harrell Chesson, PhD
Health Economist at the Division of STD Prevention- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Rebecca Scranton, MPH
STD Control Program Manager at the Arizona Department of Health
Kaitlyn Sykes, MPH
STD Epidemiologist at the Arizona Department of Health
Amanda Reich, MPH
Congenital Syphilis Coordinator at the Texas Department of State Health Services
Objectives:
This webinar aims to:
- Provide details on the purpose of SPACE Monkey and how the tool works
- Highlight ASTHO and NCSD’s customizable fact sheet created to accompany the tool
- Describe how the Arizona Department of Health and Texas Department of State Health Services have used SPACE Monkey with internal and external stakeholders