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2 President and Executive Director ’ s Message
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Infectious Diseases 4 Focus Groups Identify Common NGS Challenges and Obstacles

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Summer 2016 Issue 3
Quality Systems 5 L-SIP Adds to Assessment , Reassessment Participant Numbers Partner Profile 12 15 Minutes with Brian Raphael Food Safety 14 From PFGE to NGS : Transforming the Enterics Reference Bench 15 Public Health Laboratories Gear Up for Accreditation
NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING : STORIES FROM THE FIELD
Public Health Preparedness and Response 16 LRN Plans for Enhanced Electronic Data Exchange 17 Ring the Alarm ! How Next Gen Sequencing Can Detect the Next Threat Environmental Health
18 The Future of Radiochemistry Testing on Environmental Matrices : Federal , Academic & Public Health Lab Perspectives
Newborn Screening
19 APHL Molecular Subcommittee : Working to Integrate Next-Gen Sequencing into NBS
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NewSTEPs 360 Convenes Cystic Fibrosis Newborn Screening Stakeholders
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Spotlight on Miriam Schachter , PhD : NBS Lab Fellow
Fellows
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New Fellows in Environmental and Bioinformatics Public Health
Institutional Research
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Data Dive
INSIDE 14 From PFGE to NGS : Transforming the Enterics Reference Bench 19 APHL Molecular Subcommittee : Working to Integrate Next-Gen Sequencing into NBS 32 Fostering Wellness in Wichita Falls
ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES
Feature Article : 6
NEXT GENERATION SEQUENCING : STORIES FROM THE FIELD
Public health laboratories in New York , Maryland and Wisconsin have put next generation sequencing ( NGS ) to use in a variety of disciplines , often with life-saving results . But with technology sometimes leaping ahead of adequate funds and knowledge , is innovation enough ?
Workforce
24 Middle School Students Experience “ The Force ” Behind Public Health in New Mexico
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APHL Strengthens Ties with ASM ’ s CPEP Fellowship Program
Membership
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APHL Goes to ABQ
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Raise the Voting Paddles ! APHL Extends Membership Benefits
29 APHL Ushers in New Board of Directors , Reports Progress Communications 30 The New APHL . org : Answers to Your Questions Member Spotlight 32 Fostering Wellness in Wichita Falls
APHL LAB MATTERS STAFF Gynene Sullivan , Editor Steven Oatmeyer , Art Director Jody DeVoll , Advisor
APHL BOARD OF DIRECTORS
A . Christian Whelen , PhD , D ( ABMM ), president
Ewa King , PhD , president-elect
Christopher G . Atchison , MPA , secretary-treasurer
Joanne Bartkus , PhD , D ( ABMM ) member-at-large
Grace E . Kubin , PhD , member-at-large
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Michael Pentella , member-at-large
Maria Lucia Ishida , PhD , public health associate institutional member representative
Bonny Lewis Van , local institutional member representative
Mark Wade , local institutional member representative
Judith C . Lovchik , PhD , D ( ABMM ), past president
Scott J . Becker , MS , ex officio executive director , APHL
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 .
This publication was supported by Cooperative Agreement # U60OE000103 , # U2GGH001097 and # U50OE000094 funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ) by Cooperative Agreement # U22MC24078 and # UG5MC2787 funded by the Health Resources and Services Administration ( HRSA ), by Cooperative Agreement U18FD004710 funded by the Food and Drug Administration , and by Cooperative Agreement X683483301 funded by the Environmental Protection Agency . Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC , HRSA , FDA , EPA or the Department of Health and Human Services .
To submit an article for consideration , contact Gynene Sullivan , editor , at gynene . sullivan @ aphl . org .
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