New Lab Matters: Stories from the field on next generation sequencing
In 2010, virtually no state public health laboratories had next generation sequencing (NGS). But at the end of 2015, 37 state public health laboratories have…
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2016 Annual Meeting — Day 3
Today we honored public health leaders from around the world. Congratulations to all award winners! Check out our Storify for more tweets. Top Tweets: https://twitter.com/PublicHealthSam/status/740571935852093442…
2016 Annual Meeting — Day 2
What a day! Below are some of the top tweets and a few photo highlights. For more of the day's tweets, check out our Storify. Top…
2016 Annual Meeting — Day 1
Today APHL kicked-off our largest annual meeting yet! We are thrilled to be in Albuquerque, New Mexico with over 600 public health laboratory leaders and partners from around…
New Lab Matters: Where in the world has your food been?
The World Bank values the global food and agriculture sector at around $4.8 trillion. In the United States alone, more than 90% of seafood offered…
Q&A with Hawaii’s state laboratory director
We spoke with Chris Whelen, PhD, laboratory director of the Hawaii Department of Health State Laboratories Division, about the state lab’s work and what he…
Everything you need for Lab Week 2016
Lab Week is right around the corner! April 24-30 we will join several other laboratory associations to celebrate the vital contributions laboratory professionals make to…
What is a public health laboratory?
Public health laboratories keep us safe and healthy. But, hey, you know that! Do your friends and family? How about your elected officials? Help us…
Lab Matters Winter Issue: AMP Up Your Biosafety System
Your staff can cite the BMBL verbatim, they wear PPE as directed, they follow internal protocols and procedures precisely. But does this mean that your…
APHL: US needs an environmental health surveillance system to prevent crises like Flint
By Megan Latshaw, director, environmental health, APHL The public health crisis caused by inordinately high levels of lead contamination in Flint, Michigan is inexcusable, urgent…