The LRN’s job is to prepare, detect and respond. But what exactly does that mean?
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.…
Public Health Preparedness & Response
Q&A with Iowa lab’s safety officer, Drew Fayram: How the CDC/APHL biosafety and biosecurity program created a culture of safety
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…
Lab Culture Ep. 6: What is the Biosafety Peer Network?
The Biosafety Peer Network (aka the Visiting Biosafety Official Program) links US local, state, and territorial public health laboratories with US-affiliated Pacific Island laboratories to…
Hurricane preparation and response resource list
Updated September 15, 2017 In the wake of hurricanes Harvey and Irma, public health laboratories in affected regions will be busy testing for potential environmental…
7 times public health preparedness proved critical
Our nation’s public health system responds to emergencies such as natural disasters, infectious disease outbreaks, bioterrorism attacks and more both domestically and globally. There’s no…
CDC Emergency Operations Center: Always on Alert
By Tyler Wolford, senior specialist, Laboratory Response Network, APHL Positioned among administrative offices, high containment laboratories and extensive corridors at the US Centers for Disease…
Zika: Old virus, new challenges
Even though Zika is not a new virus, this recent outbreak has brought forth many new challenges and questions. Our partners and colleagues within the…
September 30, 2014: As Ebola Arrived, the Texas Public Health Lab was Ready
This post was originally written for From The Lab Bench on October 2, 2014. ________ By Michelle M. Forman, senior media specialist, APHL The world…
Building Connections and Recognizing Excellence at the 2015 LRN National Meeting
By Kara MacKeil-Pepin, associate specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL At the 2015 Laboratory Response Network (LRN) National Meeting in Atlanta, members gathered to…
Responding to the Animas River disaster: Who’s testing what?
by Megan Latshaw, director, Environmental Health, APHL It was Saturday morning and my energetic six-year-old daughter was occupied for a moment, so I had a…