The Story Collider Presents: APHL – call for story pitches
Sadly, in its inaugural year, APHL’s ID Lab Con had to be canceled. Well, most of it… APHL planned an exciting after hours event with…
COVID-19
New Lab Matters: Biosurveillance and the opioid epidemic
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…
Racial justice and public health
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…
Beyond COVID-19: How public health laboratories keep us safe every day
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…
The importance of test verification in public health laboratories
by Gynene Sullivan, manager, Communications, APHL With the changes to regulations regarding the development and dissemination of laboratory tests, there have been a myriad of…
Antibody Testing Is Important in COVID-19 Response, But More Data Is Needed to Expand Its Role
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,…
APHL Applauds Revised FDA Policy on Serology Tests for COVID-19
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Scott Becker, CEO, Association of Public Health Laboratories Silver Spring, MD, May 4, 2020 — “The Food and Drug Administration…
Moving data at the speed of a virus
by Rachel Shepherd, specialist, Informatics, APHL The public health system serves as the backbone to our nation’s health and safety; there is nothing more collectively…
Variability in states’ testing numbers: It’s not that simple
By Gynene Sullivan, manager, communications, APHL Throughout the COVID-19 response, there has been a lot of discussion about the fact that laboratory testing numbers across…
Nation’s Public Health Leaders Urge President Trump to use All Available Authorities to Quickly Produce Testing Supplies and Personal Protective Equipment
A joint statement by the Association of State and Territorial Health Officials, Association of Public Health Laboratories, National Association of County and City Health Officials,…
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