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How Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands rebuilt public health after catastrophic hurricanes

October 5, 2020

By Melanie Padgett Powers, writer In 2017, Hurricanes Irma and Maria devastated Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islands in the Caribbean, forcing public health…

Lab Matters

New Lab Matters: The new world order of COVID-19

September 30, 2020

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The COVID-19 pandemic has become one of the largest defining events of 2020 for public health. A hyperfocus on testing has thrust public health laboratories…

Conferences

Whole Genome Sequencing Used to Trace COVID-19 Outbreaks

September 28, 2020

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By Melanie Padgett Powers, writer Whole genome sequencing (WGS) of SARS-CoV-2 by public health laboratories, in collaboration with epidemiologists, can provide vital information about the…

General

September is Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month

September 1, 2020

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Hi! I’m Flat Labby! I had hoped to meet you earlier this year, but the past few months have been hectic for everyone. I know…

Partners

Bringing COVID-19 exposure notification to the public health community

July 17, 2020

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Starting in 2006 with the Public Health Laboratory Interoperability Project (PHLIP)—one of the first systems that allowed public health entities to exchange standardized data—APHL has…

Conferences

APHL Celebrates the 2020 Award Winners

June 26, 2020

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The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is pleased to announce the winners of its annual awards for outstanding achievements in laboratory science, creative approaches…

Lab Matters

New Lab Matters: Biosurveillance and the opioid epidemic

June 19, 2020

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The opioid crisis remains a public health emergency in the United States, with more than 67,000 drug overdose deaths in 2018. Forensic and crime laboratories…

Notes From the President

Racial justice and public health

June 9, 2020

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Dear Colleagues, Like many of you, we have been profoundly moved by the events of the past week. People in communities across our country are…

General

Beyond COVID-19: How public health laboratories keep us safe every day

June 3, 2020

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by Jody DeVoll, advisor, Communications, APHL Public health laboratories have figured so prominently in media coverage of coronavirus (COVID-19) testing that one might assume that…

Media Statements

Antibody Testing Is Important in COVID-19 Response, But More Data Is Needed to Expand Its Role

May 7, 2020

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Silver Spring, MD, May 7, 2020 — With increasing interest in expanded serological testing as part of the nation’s COVID-19 testing strategy,…