Sequestration State by State
By Peter Kyriacopoulos, Senior Director of Public Policy, APHL The White House has produced individual state fact sheets that provide some additional detail on the state-impact…
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Laboratory Response Network: Texas Style
By Kara MacKeil, Associate Specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL When was the last time you went on an evening hayride at a meeting,…
APHL Staff Attend Presidential Address on Automatic Spending Cuts
By Peter Kyriacopoulos, Senior Director of Public Policy, APHL APHL’s executive director, Scott Becker, and senior director of public policy, Peter Kyriacopoulos, attended this morning’s…
No Story Is the Best Story
“The wonderful thing about my daughter's story is that there is no story. Because of newborn screening…” Honey's daughter, Maren, was full-term and an easy…
Syphilis: An Old Disease That Keeps on Giving
By Kelly E. Wroblewski, MPH, MT (ASCP), Director of Infectious Disease Programs, APHL Looking for that perfect Valentine’s Day gift that keeps on giving? How…
The Silent Killer
By Megan Latshaw, Director, Environmental Health Programs, APHL Imagine a killer that you can’t see, hear, touch, or smell… one that can creep through walls and floors,…
A Pediatrician’s Quick Thinking Saved Maggie Grace
By Trish Cook, Maggie's mother On June 27th 2012, Maggie Grace was born, the only little girl on both sides of our family. With her…
What We’re Reading: Flu Edition
By Stephanie Chester, MS, Senior Specialist, Influenza Programs, APHL Many of you have seen or heard the recent headlines: “Flu reaches epidemic level,” “Flu season strikes…
Corbin’s Heart: A Tiny Life Lost That Has Saved Many Others
By Ruth Caruthers CHD. Some may say coronary heart disease but to me it means Congenital Heart defects: heart defects a baby is born with.…
Former Emerging Infectious Disease Training Fellow Shares: Why Public Health
By Elizabeth Perez, APHL/CDC Emerging Infectious Diseases Advanced Laboratory Training Fellow, Class 13 The field of public health is not for the faint of heart. Many of us find…