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APHL: President Trump’s FY 2019 budget request is “disheartening and disappointing”

The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is very concerned about the decline in federal funding for public health functions such as detection, surveillance and…

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APHL responds to “banned words,” remains focused on CDC’s budget

December 20, 2017

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By Scott J. Becker, executive director, APHL Recent news concerning limits on language permissible in CDC budgetary communications has drawn considerable attention in the media.…

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APHL: US needs an environmental health surveillance system to prevent crises like Flint

February 25, 2016

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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…