2021 NEEMA Meeting

At a glance

Annual meetings for the NCHHSTP Epidemiologic and Economic Modeling Agreement offer educational sessions, network opportunities, and the latest resources to improve the effectiveness of public health programs and activities.

Jul 14-16, 2021

11:00 AM - 3:00 PM ET

Virtual

Meeting agenda: July 14, 2021

Presentations on STDs and HIV

11:00am-11:10am
  • Welcome and Introductions: Michelle Van Handel, NCHHSTP OD/PPIO
11:10am-11:50am
  • Presentations – STD: Tom Gift, DSTDP
  • Denominators of heterosexually active women to examine variation in regional patterns of racial/ethnic disparities of syphilis by age group – Bahareh Ansari, Coalition for Applied Modeling and Prevention (CAMP)
  • Measuring the burden of sexually transmitted infections using quality-adjusted life years – Minttu Rönn, Shiying You, Yunfei Li, Kyu Lee, Prevention Policy Modeling Lab (PPML)
11:50am-12:30pm
  • Presentations – HIV: Cynthia Lyles, DHP
  • Monitoring changes in PWID health during the COVID-19 pandemic – Heather Bradley (CAMP)
  • Modeling the impact of improved treatment and prevention among priority adult populations in the Southern US: How to achieve the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) 2030 targets – Deven Hamilton (CAMP)
12:30pm-1:00pm
  • Break
1:00pm -2:00pm
  • DSTDP Breakout Session with CAMP
  • DHP Breakout Session with PPML
2:00pm-3:00 pm
  • DSTDP Breakout Session with PPML
  • DHP Breakout Session with CAMP

Meeting agenda: July 15, 2021

Presentations on adolescent and school health & tuberculosis

11:00am-11:10am
  • Welcome and Introductions: Michelle Van Handel, NCHHSTP OD/PPIO
11:10am-11:50am
  • Presentations – Adolescent and School Health: Li Yan Wang & Jingjing Li, DASH
  • Modeling the impact of improved treatment and prevention among priority adolescent populations in the Southern US: How to achieve the Ending the HIV Epidemic in the U.S. (EHE) 2030 targets – Deven Hamilton (CAMP)
  • State-level population estimates of LGB youth in the United States – Joshua Salomon (PPML)
11:50am-12:30pm
  • Presentations – Tuberculosis: Suzanne Marks and Andrew Hill, DTBE
  • Model-based analysis of tuberculosis genotype clusters in the United States. Presenter, Sourya Shrestha (CAMP)
  • Estimating the contribution of latent TB treatment to TB prevention in the United States – Nicole Swartwood (PPML)
12:30pm-1:00pm
  • Break
1:00pm -2:00pm
  • DASH Breakout Session with CAMP
  • DTBE Breakout Session with PPML
2:00pm-3:00 pm
  • DASH Breakout Session with PPML
  • DTBE Breakout Session with CAMP

Meeting agenda: July 16, 2021

Presentations on persons who inject drugs & viral hepatitis

11:00am-11:10am
  • Welcome and Introductions: Michelle Van Handel, NCHHSTP OD/PPIO
11:10am-11:50am
  • Presentations – Persons Who inject Drugs: Amy Sandul, DVH
  • Estimating the number of persons who inject drugs in the United States – Heather Bradley, Eric Hall, & Jalissa Shealey (CAMP)
11:50am-12:30pm
  • Presentations – Viral Hepatitis: Amy Sandul, DVH
  • Cost-effectiveness analysis of hepatitis B screening in high-risk populations – Mehlika Toy & David Hutton (PPML)
  • Estimated impact and cost-effectiveness of HCV testing strategies among PWID – Lin Zhu (PPML)
12:30pm-1:00pm
  • Break
1:00pm -2:00pm
  • DVH Breakout Session with CAMP
2:00pm-3:00 pm
  • DVH Breakout Session with PPML