APHL EVALI response spurred by strong communication
Whether it be a disease outbreak, a natural disaster or a devastating lung condition, regular, responsive communication drives response to public health emergencies. In the…
APHL in Action
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…
APHL’s newborn screening program goes global
Outside of the US and other resource-rich nations, few countries have the capital, infrastructure and human resources required to sustain a newborn screening program. Despite…
In Puerto Rico, a new molecular bacteriology lab allows better control of foodborne outbreaks
Sometimes a new facility is more than just four walls and a roof. In Puerto Rico, it was the springboard to improving foodborne outbreak response…
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.…
APHL workshop advances integration of HIV, HCV and syphilis testing
Integrating HIV, hepatitis C virus (HCV) and syphilis testing is a laboratory best practice that improves detection of common co-infections and expedites treatment, but integrating…
Self-directed regional networks: Connecting neighbors strengthens labs
(Photo: The Pacific Rim Consortium met in person for the first time at the Hawaii Public Health Laboratory in March, 2019.) How can a public…
APHL: Engaging for change in emergency diagnostics
The process for developing and deploying emergency diagnostics to laboratories nationwide will now be more efficient. A new entity, the Tri-Agency Task Force for Emergency…
Enhancing detection of newborn screening conditions via data analytics
For over 50 years, newborn screening programs across the United States have implemented laboratory screening and follow-up programs to detect and report infants at high…
Lab Culture Extra: How the Wisconsin state lab developed a test for brodifacoum and why it matters
In the spring of 2018 patients suffering from profuse bleeding swamped emergency rooms in Illinois and Wisconsin. The cause? Synthetic cannabinoids laced with rat poison…
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