Public Health Preparedness & Response

COVID-19 and biosafety: Perspectives and lessons learned from a public health laboratory

By Gregory Hovan, Microbiology Manager I, Delaware Public Health Laboratory The United States has more COVID-19 confirmed cases and deaths than any other nation, as…

The importance of sustained federal funding for public health

July 30, 2020

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By Stephanie Barahona, associate specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL and Sam Abrams, specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL As hospitals across the…

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Coronavirus stimulus provides key investments in public health

March 27, 2020

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Silver Spring, MD, March 27, 2020 — The emergency aid package passed by Congress today makes key investments in public health, according…

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APHL CEO to his kids: We will get through this. Now go wash your hands.

March 13, 2020

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By Scott J. Becker, CEO, APHL I’m a dad to two girls – one in high school and one in college – both of whom…

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Responding to the novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) emerging in Wuhan, China

January 24, 2020

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By Scott J. Becker, executive director, APHL As news spreads of the 2019 novel coronavirus (2019-nCoV) emerging in Wuhan, China, we at APHL are taking…

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In Puerto Rico, a new molecular bacteriology lab allows better control of foodborne outbreaks

November 13, 2019

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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…

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Humboldt County Public Health Lab was ready for ricin thanks to LRN

October 29, 2019

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By Jody DeVoll, advisor, communications, APHL Jeremy Corrigan, Humboldt County Public Health Laboratory manager, was having a quiet Tuesday morning when he received a call…

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Lab Culture Ep. 20: 20 Years of the Laboratory Response Network

October 17, 2019

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This year marks 20 years since the inception of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN). Founded by APHL, CDC and the FBI, the LRN exists to…

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The LRN’s job is to prepare, detect and respond. But what exactly does that mean?

March 27, 2019

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As one of the nation’s emergency response systems, the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) is known for detecting and responding to all types of health threats.…

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Q&A with Iowa lab’s safety officer, Drew Fayram: How the CDC/APHL biosafety and biosecurity program created a culture of safety

January 24, 2018

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APHL recently checked in with Drew Fayram, the safety officer at the State Hygienic Laboratory at the University of Iowa, to get his perspective on…

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