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LAB MATTERS FALL 2019 | CONTENTS COLUMNS Global Health 2 President’s & Executive Director’s Q&A 14 15 Minutes With Ren Salerno 29 Designing and Implementing a Proficiency Testing Program for Cryptococcus Antigen in Uganda DEPARTMENTS Infectious Diseases Informatics 30 Preparing Public Health Laboratories for HIV Testing in a PrEP Era 4 APHL Informatics 101 5 The Evolution of Informatics Technical Assistance 6 Mapping the Complex Future of Public Health Information Newborn Screening 32 Next Steps Toward Newborn Screening Data Exchange 32 Using Continuous Quality Improvement to Improve Newborn Screening Systems Environmental Health 20 Resources for Rapid Response to Water Contamination Incidents SPECIAL SECTION Two Decades of Preparedness Excellence: The Laboratory Response Network 17 The LRN at 20: What’s Next? 18 Ready or Not: 20 Years of Chemical Threat Preparedness 19 APHL and CDC Host LRN Bacillus anthracis E-test ® Training Public Policy 33 Rolling Briefing, Maryland Lab Tour Engage Hill Staff Food Safety 21 Building the Next Generation of PulseNet 22 PulseNet’s Transition to Whole Genome Sequencing: Perspectives from the States Public Health Preparedness and Response 33 Enhancing Biosafety Internationally: APHL Convenes Biorisk Assessment Training in Ghana From the Bench 24 A Small Lab Makes a Big Push Towards Whole-Genome Sequencing for Foodborne Pathogens 26 The Recovery of Nontyphoidal Salmonella from CIDT-positive Stool Specimens 28 Renovation Realities: Ensuring Continuity of Operations During Critical Repairs Workforce 34 APHL Performs Needs Assessment for the Next Generation Membership 36 Delaware Public Health Laboratory: At a Crossroads 38 “That Gem of a Lab”: County of San Luis Obispo Public Health Laboratory Fellows 40 APHL Fellowship Programs Update APHL LAB MATTERS STAFF APHL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Gynene Sullivan, MA, CAPM, editor Grace E. Kubin, PhD, president Karen Klinedinst, art director Bill Whitmar, MS, president-elect Jody DeVoll, MAT, advisor Daphne Ware, PhD, secretary-treasurer Richard S. Steece, PhD, D(ABMM), member-at-large To submit an article for consideration, contact Gynene Sullivan, editor, at [email protected]. Denise Marie Toney, PhD, HCLD(ABB), member-at-large Anthony “Tony” Tran, DrPH, MPH, D(ABMM), member- at-large The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) works to strengthen laboratory systems serving the public’s health in the US and globally. APHL’s member laboratories protect the public’s health by monitoring and detecting infectious and foodborne diseases, environmental contaminants, terrorist agents, genetic disorders in newborns and other diverse health threats. Maria Lucia Ishida, PhD, associate institutional member representative Megan Crumpler, PhD, local institutional member representative Mark Wade, local institutional member representative Joanne Bartkus, PhD, D(ABMM), immediate past president Scott J. Becker, MS, ex officio, executive director, APHL 8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 700 Silver Spring, MD 20910 Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.aphl.org PublicHealthLabs @APHL APHL.org FEATURE 8  Making Data Fly— An Overdue Public Health Transformation In today’s technology-connected world, things move pretty quickly. But in the world of public health, diseases often move faster than the data that are used to diagnose, treat and prevent illness. On top of reporting delays, public health data are often incomplete or difficult to electronically intermingle with other data to gain insights into pressing public health problems. The solution? Investing in public health infrastructure and resources to rapidly deliver data to public health and clinical decision makers. Fall 2019 LAB MATTERS 1