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.…
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The lowdown on lead
Ruhiyyih Degeberg, MPH, senior specialist, Environmental Health, APHL Six months ago I transitioned from the newborn screening program at APHL into the environmental health program.…
From The Lorax to the Laboratory
by Vanessa Burrowes, APHL-CDC Emerging Infectious Disease Laboratory Fellow, North Carolina State Laboratory of Public Health When I was a kid, I was pretty curious…
Could funding cuts to food safety programs make you sick?
By Michelle Forman, senior media specialist, APHL When public health works, no one sees it. That’s a common adage at APHL and is most frequently…
MERS-CoV: Why We Are Not Panicking
By Tyler Wolford, Specialist, Laboratory Response Network, Public Health Preparedness and Response Program; and Stephanie Chester, Senior Specialist, Influenza Program, Infectious Disease Program, APHL By now you have…
Integrating Biomonitoring with CDC’s National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program
This blog post is part of a biomonitoring series. In 2011, CDC’s National Environmental Public Health Tracking Program formed a Biomonitoring Task Force, composed of…
Are Girls Being Nipped in the STEM?
By Rohini G. Sandesara, APHL/CDC Training Fellow, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, NCEZID, DVBD, Dengue Branch, Molecular Diagnostics and Research Laboratory On October 1,…
APHL Belongs in South Sudan — It’s About Saving Lives
By Lucy Maryogo-Robinson, MPH, Director of Global Health, APHL Sometimes people ask, “Why does APHL do global health work?” Granted I hear this less often than…
Sarin Gas Attacks in Syria: What if it happened in the US?
By Surili Sutaria Patel, Senior Specialist, Environmental Health, APHL “It is the worst use of chemical weapons on civilians in the 21st century,” said United…
What Exactly Does the Shutdown Mean for Public Health?
As we face day three of the federal government shutdown, we are hearing more about the deeply felt impact on our federal partners. While we…