Hinton State Laboratory Institute: Advocating for Crucial Public Health Funding
(Thank you to Senator Donnelly for his ongoing support of the Massachusetts state public health lab and for writing this thoughtful blog post.) By Massachusetts…
Public Policy
In response to the State of the Union: What are the labs doing?
In his 2012 State of the Union address, President Obama described his vision for improving the economy, increasing employment and protecting the interests of the…
9/11, Anthrax, and Life in Public Health: Part 3
By Scott J. Becker, MS, Executive Director, APHL Part 3 of a three part series. Angels to the Rescue During this period, APHL experienced…
9/11, Anthrax, and Life in Public Health: Part 2
By Scott J. Becker, MS, Executive Director, APHL Part 2 of a three part series. See Part 1 here. CDC worked up messages that states…
9/11, Anthrax, and Life in Public Health: Part 1
By Scott J. Becker, MS, Executive Director, APHL Part 1 of a three part series. Everyone has a story of when their life changed forever. …
Deficits, the Debt Ceiling and Public Health
By Peter Kyriacopoulos, Senior Director of Public Policy, APHL The debate on the budget for federal fiscal year 2012 continues as does the debate on…
The Status of Federal Appropriations: It does not look good
By Peter Kyriacopoulos, Senior Director of Public Policy, APHL On April 15, 2011, the president signed the Department of Defense and Full-Year Continuing Appropriations Act,…
New Continuing Resolutions Extend Federal Government Hourly [SATIRE]
This is a satirical piece from APHL’s internal April Fools’ Day publication. Enjoy it for what it is – comedy! This is not actually happening. …
APHL Hill Day 2011
Annie Carlin, Senior Specialist for Public Policy, Association of Public Health Laboratories Again this year, APHL along with members from five states visited select Hill…
The Day After
by Scott Becker, MS, Executive Director, APHL The day after the election, I was invited to participate on a call led by Valerie Jarrett, a…