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2016 APHL Annual Report: “Innovation”
APHL has compiled resources and a brief explanation of the Epidemiology
and Laboratory Capacity for Infectious Diseases Cooperative Agreement
(ELC), and its impact on public health laboratory activities. Read more.
This document reports data from the 2016 APHL Biosafety
and Biosecurity Survey. Read more.
The Role and Value of Public Health Laboratories
in STD Response (updated)
2017 National Snapshot of Public Health
Preparedness
This document updates the May 2011 issue brief “The Role of
Public Health Laboratories in STD Testing,” to foster continued
discussion among PHLs and their partners regarding the
current and future value that PHLs add to STD response.
Read more.
CDC’s Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response has published its
annual report, the 2017 National Snapshot of Public Health Preparedness. The
report highlights activities that occurred during 2015 and 2016, including
those related to Zika response. It also includes fact sheets for each state,
local, and territorial awardee of CDC’s Public Health Emergency
Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement funding. Read more.
Communications Points for Public Health Laboratories
Regarding CLIA-Waived Influenza Diagnostic Tests
NEW! Lab Matters Digital Platform
To assist public health laboratories (PHLs) in communicating
with clinical partners that may utilize these tests, the
APHL Influenza Subcommittee has developed some
discussion points. Read more.
With the Fall 2016 edition, you may have noticed a change in how you
access Lab Matters digitally. In response to member feedback, we have
moved to a new online digital platform. You can still download and read
Lab Matters at your convenience as a PDF, but we will also be exploring our
new platform’s responsive design capabilities. Download the app for Apple
and Android devices.
Bridges, Winter 2017
In this issue, we hear from Massachusetts, Oregon, Hawaii
and New Jersey, as well as an update from an EPA/USGS
initiative on testing soil for anthrax. Read more.
Lab Culture Podcast
Celebrating its 20 th anniversary in 2016, PulseNet
revolutionized foodborne outbreak detection and
investigations, and served as a model for future
public health laboratory networks. On a recent
episode of Lab Culture, Brian Sauders, proud
"PulseNut" and molecular microbiologist in the
Food Laboratory Division at the New York State
Department of Agriculture and Markets, joined
Shari Shea, APHL's director of food safety, to discuss
the past, present and future of PulseNet.
from the blog
In October 2016 and February 2017, Rhode Island Public Health Laboratory
partnered with the RI Department of Environmental Management to
protect the public from harmful algal blooms. Read more.
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biomonitoring to whole genome sequencing, we want to hear from YOU! Submit your ideas to [email protected].
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