APHL has corporate members?!
By Linette Granen, MT(ASCP)DLM, Corporate Relations Manager, Association of Public Health Laboratories “Corporate members? Really?” This is the response I usually get when I’m talking…
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Wisconsin’s Salmonella Mystery and the Surprising Culprit
(This post was originally written for The "Germ Guy" Blog: Confessions of a Mercurial Microbiologist. Thanks to Jason Tetro for having us as guest bloggers.) By…
Public Health Week is Over – Why You Should Keep Caring
by Scott Becker, MS, Executive Director, APHL Last week was National Public Health Week. Yup, another one of those designated “weeks” that we celebrated; yet…
Got Bricks? APHL and ECOS: Laying the Groundwork for Strategic Partnerships
By Erinna Kinney, Specialist, Environmental Laboratory On March 9, 2011, APHL and the Environmental Council of States (ECOS) held a seminal meeting to strengthen their…
Notes from the President: APHL Meets with FDA on Food Laboratory Concerns
By Dr. Patrick Luedtke, M.D., President, APHL, Director, Unified State Laboratories, Utah Department of Health As a member of FDA’s Council of Association Presidents, APHL…
And the EPA Cooperative Agreement Award Goes to……
January 20, 2011 Erinna Kinney, MPH, Specialist, Environmental Laboratories, APHL APHL! In a world where Academy Awards would recognize excellence in the public health in…
Happy and Healthy New Year!
On this snowy day here in Silver Spring, MD we wanted to let all of our readers know that the APHL LabLog is taking…
A Reason for the Tallgrass at the Iowa Lab
By Pat Blake, Public Information Officer, State Hygienic Laboratory, Iowa In the late summer, as our new lab just outside of Iowa City neared completion,…
Latest HIV Testing Technology Can Diagnose Patients Earlier, Curb Disease Transmission
December 1st marks the 23rd annual observance of World AIDS Day, a global initiative to raise awareness of the risk posed by the HIV virus…
Labs Protect Public from Chemical Threats
By Jennifer Pierson, MPH, Senior Specialist, Environmental Health, APHL The word anthrax strikes fear in the hearts of many Americans, who probably still remember the…