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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Lessons learned from setting up point-of-care COVID-19 test sites
By Melanie Padgett Powers, writer To increase COVID-19 testing capacity during the pandemic, health departments across the country set up temporary point-of-care testing sites. During…
- APHL: Historic Investments Will Strengthen Public Health Laboratory Workforce
- Flu practically disappeared during COVID-19 pandemic
- Detecting, Sequencing and Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Virus Variants
Informatics
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New Lab Matters: Securing public health data in the age of COVID-19
Public health laboratories have been collecting and distributing data for decades, focused on the best practice of accessing the minimum patient data necessary to do…
- APHL enables public health reporting of Abbott’s BinaxNOW COVID-19 test results via the NAVICA app
- Making Sense of the COVID-19 Data Story
- COVID-19 exposure notifications expand among public health community
Laboratory Systems and Standards
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Lessons learned from setting up point-of-care COVID-19 test sites
By Melanie Padgett Powers, writer To increase COVID-19 testing capacity during the pandemic, health departments across the country set up temporary point-of-care testing sites. During…
- The importance of test verification in public health laboratories
- What Exactly Does the Shutdown Mean for Public Health?
- One World. One Health… and the Vector at Our Back Door
Newborn Screening and Genetics
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APHL Announces Third Cohort of Newborn Screening Systems Quality Improvement Projects Awards
For immediate release Silver Spring, MD, March 19, 2021 – The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is pleased to announce this year’s recipients of…
- Iowa Parents’ Perspectives: Newborn screening truly saved their babies’ lives
- Opportunities to enhance newborn screening follow-up exist and improve outcomes
- Strengthening the Recommended Uniform Screening Panel
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 Cheers Key Public Health Investments in American Rescue Plan
For immediate release Statement from APHL CEO, Scott J. Becker Silver Spring, MD, March 11, 2021 – “APHL commends President Biden and members of Congress…
- APHL applauds Biden actions to bolster testing, public health response to pandemic
- APHL, partners garner $550M for data modernization initiative
- Coronavirus stimulus provides key investments in public health
Lab Culture Podcast
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Lab Culture Ep. 24: In pursuit of diversity, equity and inclusion in the public health laboratory
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has been a major topic of discussion among APHL’s members, staff and partners as well as in the national discourse.…
- Lab Culture Ep. 23: The Story Collider Presents: Pandemic Perspectives from the Public Health Laboratory
- Lab Culture Ep. 22: Life as a public health lab scientist testing for COVID-19
- Lab Culture Ep. 21: 2019 Year in Review
General
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New Lab Matters: Building a culture of inclusion in public health laboratories
The events of 2020—a global pandemic, visible police violence against people of color, worldwide protests and economic challenges—thrust health disparities and social inequalities into international…
- Lessons learned from setting up point-of-care COVID-19 test sites
- APHL celebrates 2021 award winners
- APHL: Historic Investments Will Strengthen Public Health Laboratory Workforce
Workforce & Professional Development
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Public Health Laboratories Can Play Important Health Equity Role
By Melanie Padgett Powers, writer Public health laboratories can play an important role in improving the health equity of their communities, experts said during a…
- APHL: Historic Investments Will Strengthen Public Health Laboratory Workforce
- Lab Culture Ep. 24: In pursuit of diversity, equity and inclusion in the public health laboratory
- What do virtual reality training opportunities bring to laboratory professionals?
APHL: Historic Investments Will Strengthen Public Health Laboratory Workforce 
Flu practically disappeared during COVID-19 pandemic 
Detecting, Sequencing and Monitoring SARS-CoV-2 Virus Variants 
Lab Week 2021 — Celebrate with APHL