Lab Week 2021 — Celebrate with APHL
Get ready for Lab Week! APHL will be joining our members and partners in celebrating the hard work and dedication of public health laboratory staff…
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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.…
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…
APHL Welcomes Biden Administration’s Boost to COVID-19 Testing Strategy
For immediate release Statement from APHL CEO, Scott J. Becker Silver Spring, MD, March 17, 2021 – Today the US Department of Health and Human…
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…
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
For Immediate Release APHL enables public health reporting of Abbott’s BinaxNOW COVID-19 test results via the NAVICA app Silver Spring, Maryland, March 2, 2021 —…
Q&A with Dr. Ren Salerno, Director of the Division of Laboratory Systems at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Reynolds “Ren” Salerno, PhD, is Director of the Division of Laboratory Systems at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A lot has happened since…
APHL applauds Biden actions to bolster testing, public health response to pandemic
For Immediate Release Silver Spring, Maryland, January 21, 2021 — The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) welcomed actions taken today by President Joe Biden…
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…