Most public health laboratories across the US share the same challenges, such as lack of sustained funding and worries over staff recruitment and retention. But laboratories in more rural areas and remote locations, or in large states with sparse populations, have their own unique set of challenges. These circumstances often necessitate ingenuity, independence and creativity, as seen in this issue’s feature article.
Also in this issue:
- Fellowship Project Supply Fund Aims to Eliminate Barriers
- Navigating Biomonitoring in Rural Communities: The Iowa Experience
- Molecular Diagnostics: How Do You QC?
- Vermont LRN-C at the Ready
- APHL Makes an Impact at ASLM 2023
- The Use of Intermediaries to Facilitate ETOR for Public Health
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