Environmental Health
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How has COVID-19 created challenges for pediatric lead testing?
by Ariana La Grenade-Finch, intern, Environmental Health, APHL COVID-19 has remained top news for several months and has altered lives in many ways. One of…
- New Lab Matters: Biosurveillance and the opioid epidemic
- APHL EVALI response spurred by strong communication
- CDC findings mark a breakthrough in investigation of lung injury associated with vaping
Food Safety
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Five food safety tips to keep your family healthy
By Kirsten Larson, manager, Food Safety, APHL, and Robyn Randolph, senior specialist, Food Laboratory Accreditation, APHL In this time of COVID-19, the ways in which…
- In Puerto Rico, a new molecular bacteriology lab allows better control of foodborne outbreaks
- Lab Culture Ep. 4: Past, Present and Future of PulseNet
- PulseNet key to solving 2010 E. coli outbreak linked to lettuce
Global Health
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Lab Culture Extra: Progress in Sierra Leone
APHL has a long history of involvement in Sierra Leone where we’ve provided technical assistance to strengthen the nation’s laboratory system for over a decade.…
- Nigerian malaria researcher joined the Milwaukee laboratory for a cultural exchange beyond the bench
- Improving newborn sickle cell screening in Africa: ‘We can affect change there just like we did in the US’
- Lab Culture Ep. 7: APHL’s International Team Meeting
Infectious Diseases
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APHL issues recommendations to improve pandemic testing strategy
For Immediate Release Silver Spring, Maryland, January 15, 2021 — Today the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) issued recommendations to improve testing for the…
- Making Sense of the COVID-19 Data Story
- New Lab Matters: Public health laboratory leadership in the 21st century
- APHL joins public health partners to condemn herd immunity scheme for controlling spread of SARS-CoV-2
Informatics
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Making Sense of the COVID-19 Data Story
by Rachel Shepherd, specialist, Informatics When COVID-19 cases began hitting the United States at a rapid rate in early 2020, public health was faced with…
- COVID-19 exposure notifications expand among public health community
- Connecting the COVID-19 dots with technology
- Bringing COVID-19 exposure notification to the public health community
Laboratory Systems and Standards
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The importance of test verification in public health laboratories
by Gynene Sullivan, manager, Communications, APHL With the changes to regulations regarding the development and dissemination of laboratory tests, there have been a myriad of…
- What Exactly Does the Shutdown Mean for Public Health?
- One World. One Health… and the Vector at Our Back Door
- Building and Sustaining an Efficient Laboratory through the Laboratory Efficiencies Initiative
Newborn Screening and Genetics
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Iowa Parents’ Perspectives: Newborn screening truly saved their babies’ lives
by Sapna Kundra, MPH, writer The final and unquestionably the most impactful session of the APHL 2020 Newborn Screening Virtual Symposium featured four families sharing…
- Opportunities to enhance newborn screening follow-up exist and improve outcomes
- Strengthening the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel
- The Evolving Landscape of Newborn Screening
Public Health Preparedness & Response
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Bridging the gap between clinical and public health
by Melanie Padgett Powers, writer A public health team in Oregon used a federal preparedness grant to zero in on the individualized needs of hospitals…
- How Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands rebuilt public health after catastrophic hurricanes
- COVID-19 and biosafety: Perspectives and lessons learned from a public health laboratory
- The importance of sustained federal funding for public health
Public Policy
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APHL, partners garner $550M for data modernization initiative
Like many aspects of public health, the effective, efficient movement of public health data has been chronically underfunded. Faced with this perpetual issue—combined with a…
- Coronavirus stimulus provides key investments in public health
- APHL and partners: COVID aid package provides much needed funding for data modernization
- APHL and Partners Urge Emergency Funding to Bolster Novel Coronavirus Response
Lab Culture Podcast
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Lab Culture Ep. 23: The Story Collider Presents: Pandemic Perspectives from the Public Health Laboratory
On August 27, 2020, APHL joined The Story Collider for a very special edition of their show featuring four true, personal stories about from APHL…
- Lab Culture Ep. 22: Life as a public health lab scientist testing for COVID-19
- Lab Culture Ep. 21: 2019 Year in Review
- Lab Culture Ep. 20: 20 Years of the Laboratory Response Network
General
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APHL supports nomination of Rachel Levine as HHS Assistant Secretary for Health
For Immediate Release Statement of APHL CEO Scott J. Becker Silver Spring, Maryland, January 19, 2021 — “The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) extends…
- APHL issues recommendations to improve pandemic testing strategy
- APHL applauds incoming Biden administration’s ‘American Rescue Plan’ investments in pandemic testing and public health
- Amid fear and sadness, dedication to serve the public’s health is our hopeful path forward
Workforce & Professional Development
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What do virtual reality training opportunities bring to laboratory professionals?
By Melanie Padgett Powers, writer Virtual reality offers an interactive, safe, useful and fun way for public health laboratory professionals to learn and evaluate new…
- Lab Culture Ep. 17: Exploring bioinformatics: From fellow to full time in Virginia
- Lab Culture Ep. 12: Bitten by the public health bug — How I found my lab niche
- Lab Culture Ep. 11: What if there were no public health labs?
Opportunities to enhance newborn screening follow-up exist and improve outcomes 
Strengthening the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel 
The Evolving Landscape of Newborn Screening