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Bringing COVID-19 exposure notification to the public health community

July 17, 2020

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…

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The Story Collider Presents: APHL – call for story pitches

July 1, 2020

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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The importance of test verification in public health laboratories

May 12, 2020

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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…

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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,…

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APHL Applauds Revised FDA Policy on Serology Tests for COVID-19

May 4, 2020

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Statement by Scott Becker, CEO, Association of Public Health Laboratories Silver Spring, MD, May 4, 2020 — “The Food and Drug Administration…

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Moving data at the speed of a virus

April 23, 2020

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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…

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Variability in states’ testing numbers: It’s not that simple

April 16, 2020

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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…