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The importance of sustained federal funding for public health

By Stephanie Barahona, associate specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL and Sam Abrams, specialist, Public Health Preparedness and Response, APHL As hospitals across the…

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…

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…

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…

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.…

Could funding cuts to food safety programs make you sick?

July 23, 2014

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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

May 15, 2014

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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…

What Exactly Does the Shutdown Mean for Public Health?

October 4, 2013

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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…

The End of Sequestration: Not as Great as it Sounds

April 2, 2013

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By Peter Kyriacopoulos, Senior Director, Public Policy, APHL Sequestration – or the “automatic cuts” in federal funding – is dead. Long live sequestration! We will no longer…

What We’re Reading — Sequestration Edition

February 28, 2013

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By Peter Kyriacopoulos, Senior Director, Public Policy, APHL On sequester eve, I recommend the following recent articles for those who would like to know more…