Contagious Conversations

In today's world, people are used to having immediate access to data directly from the phones in their pockets. But how do public health agencies ensure that their massive and complex sets of data are managed at both scale and speed? Dr. Daniel Jernigan, who has led CDC's responses to dozens of disease outbreaks and flu pandemics in the United States and around the world, sits down with Claire Stinson to discuss all things data modernization in this episode of Contagious Conversations.   For a full episode transcript, visit cdcfoundation.org/conversations.   Key Takeaways: [1:35] Dr. Jernigan shares why he was interested in becoming a disease detective. [3:10] Dr Jernigan talks about his current role at CDC. [4:30] Dr. Jernigan shares how his experience with the H1N1 response helped him prepare to help with the COVID-19 pandemic response. [5:34] What have we learned from the COVID-19 pandemic that is helping us improve the quality, sharing and use of data for preventing chronic and infectious diseases? [7:58]