New Lab Matters: Cannabis testing and public health laboratories
As it stands today, cannabis is a Schedule I narcotic, on the same US government list as heroin, ecstasy and other illicit drugs deemed to…
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APHL’s March for Science Toolkit
APHL is a proud partner of the March for Science! We are champions for science everyday through our work and our support of laboratory scientists…
Everything you need for Lab Week 2017
Lab Week is coming! April 23-29 we will join our members and partners to celebrate the vital contributions laboratory professionals make to protect public health…
New Lab Matters: making the case for a public health emergency fund
Public health threats are unpredictable. In 2015 and 2016, the emerging threats were infectious diseases, but the next threat could be a chemical spill, radiological…
Milwaukee public health lab gives students a hands-on experience
Each year the City of Milwaukee Health Department organizes a Back-to-School Health Fair for local children. The health fair allows Milwaukee’s most underserved students to…
Leading the Zika relay race and other presidential priorities for 2017
By A. Christian Whelen, PhD, D(ABMM), laboratory director, Hawaii Department of Health State Laboratories; president, APHL Board of Directors Hau`oli Makahiki Hou (“Happy New Year”…
APHL’s top 10 blog posts of 2016
There is never a dull year in public health, but 2016 seemed particularly eventful. From Zika to the twentieth anniversary of PulseNet, APHL’s top blog…
New Lab Matters: Strengthening global health security
The Global Health Security Agenda (GHSA) aims to assure all participating countries implement the revised WHO International Health Regulations so they are able to prevent,…
APHL says THANK YOU on this Public Health Thank You Day
APHL is joining Research!America and many other partners to say "Thank you!" on this Public Health Thank You Day. We are thankful to be part of…
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…