APHL, partners garner $550M for data modernization initiative
Like many aspects of public health, the effective, efficient movement of public health data has been chronically underfunded. Faced with this perpetual issue—combined with a…
Public Policy
Coronavirus stimulus provides key investments in public health
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Silver Spring, MD, March 27, 2020 — The emergency aid package passed by Congress today makes key investments in public health, according…
APHL and partners: COVID aid package provides much needed funding for data modernization
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 27, 2020 Washington, D.C. – Together, the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), Association of State and Territorial Health Officials (ASTHO),…
APHL and Partners Urge Emergency Funding to Bolster Novel Coronavirus Response
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Michelle Forman, 240.485.2793 Silver Spring, MD — In a letter to the White House and Congress, the Association of Public Health Laboratories…
Supporting rapid exchange of public health data is urgent, crucial and laden with challenges
By Jody DeVoll, advisor, communications, APHL In an era when digital communications move at blazing speeds, public health laboratories still have to resort to fax,…
APHL: Engaging for change in emergency diagnostics
The process for developing and deploying emergency diagnostics to laboratories nationwide will now be more efficient. A new entity, the Tri-Agency Task Force for Emergency…
APHL: President Trump’s FY 2019 budget request is “disheartening and disappointing”
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) is very concerned about the decline in federal funding for public health functions such as detection, surveillance and…
APHL responds to “banned words,” remains focused on CDC’s budget
By Scott J. Becker, executive director, APHL Recent news concerning limits on language permissible in CDC budgetary communications has drawn considerable attention in the media.…
CDC Cuts Threaten our Health and our Economy
By Scott J. Becker, executive director, APHL The president’s proposed 2018 budget and repeal of the Affordable Care Act threaten to slash $2.3 billion from…
Lab Culture Ep. 2: Hill Day 2017
On March 6, a small group of APHL members and our policy staff visited House and Senate offices as part of our annual Hill Day.…