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APHL applauds Biden actions to bolster testing, public health response to pandemic

For Immediate Release Silver Spring, Maryland, January 21, 2021 — The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) welcomed actions taken today by President Joe Biden…

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APHL, partners garner $550M for data modernization initiative

April 13, 2020

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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…

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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 and partners: COVID aid package provides much needed funding for data modernization

March 27, 2020

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),…

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APHL and Partners Urge Emergency Funding to Bolster Novel Coronavirus Response

February 24, 2020

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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…

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Supporting rapid exchange of public health data is urgent, crucial and laden with challenges

September 25, 2019

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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,…

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APHL: Engaging for change in emergency diagnostics

April 9, 2019

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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…

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APHL: President Trump’s FY 2019 budget request is “disheartening and disappointing”

February 13, 2018

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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…

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APHL responds to “banned words,” remains focused on CDC’s budget

December 20, 2017

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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.…

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CDC Cuts Threaten our Health and our Economy

June 6, 2017

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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…

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