Hawaii’s Unique Public Health Challenges
By Caitlin Saucier, CDC/APHL Emerging Infectious Diseases Laboratory Training Fellow, State Laboratories Division, Hawaii Department of Health When I first came to Hawaii on a…
Workforce & Professional Development
“Perfect Storm” Prompts FL DOH to Open Workforce Office
By Nancy Maddox, MPHRecent news from the Florida Department of Health (DOH) offers hope that upper echelon government leaders are waking up to a looming…
Laboratory Workforce News: The Good, The Bad, The Ugly
By Nancy Maddox, MPHThe GoodU.S. News & World Report recently named “lab technician” one of America’s best careers for 2010. Lab technician was one of…
Instant Re-Runs with DCET
by Dorelle Engel, product line specialist, On-Demand ProductsDid you miss that scheduled teleconference or webinar training you wanted to see? No worries! APHL’s Department of…
National TB Conference
Representatives from US public health laboratorians have converged in Atlanta, GA, this week for the 2009 National TB Conference, June 15-18. The meeting, formerly known…
Hardworking Workforce
Over the past year, public health laboratories, their budgets ravaged by state and local cuts, have lost funding for operations, instrumentation and staff. Since January…