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contents COLUMNS LAB MATTERS 2 President/Executive Director’s Message SECTIONS analysis|answers|action Infectious Diseases Summer 2017 Issue 3 4 ARLN Regional Laboratories Host Inaugural Trainings on CRE and CRPA 6 On the Front Lines of Vaccine-Preventable Outbreaks 8 APHL Convenes National TB Conference Partner Profile 16 15 Minutes with Jeffrey Engel Sharing the Value of Public Health Laboratories Quality Systems 18 With Assessments from Coast to Coast, L-SIP Increases Impact Environmental Health 19 Massachusetts LRN-B and LRN-C Level-1 Laboratories Collaborate on Suspected Fentanyl Sample Testing Environmental Health/Food Safety 20 Understanding Pesticide Testing Interfaces Between Laboratories and the US EPA Food Safety 22 It’s All About the Food: APHL Convenes PulseNet/OutbreakNet Regional Meeting Global Health 23 APHL Strengthens Laboratory Leadership in Ethiopia Newborn Screening 24 APHL Meeting Reviews Status of Screening for New Disorders From the Bench 26 Florida Responds to the Challenges of Zika Surge Testing 28 Evaluating New Assays and Technologies to Detect the Next Threat Industry Matters Inside: 18 With Assessments from Coast to Coast, L-SIP Increases Participant Numbers 24 Florida Responds to the Challenges of Zika Surge Testing 36 Welcome to the Coolest PHL in America ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES Feature Article: 10 Invisible No More: Sharing the Value of Public Health Laboratories The need for a laboratory voice in budgetary discussions has become more urgent recently, and “human-to-human relationships” are as critical as technical knowledge. So how does a public health laboratory raise its profile within the community? By telling a good story…over and over again. 30 Zika Virus: Not Dominating 2017 Headlines, But Labs Should Maintain Readiness 31 Training Laboratories: The Unsung Heroes of PHLs APHL LAB MATTERS STAFF Fellowship Programs Jody DeVoll, Advisor 32 APHL Fellows Begin Assignments in State and CDC Public Health Laboratories Public Health Preparedness and Response 33 Public Health Laboratories: A Resource for Sentinel Clinical Laboratories Gynene Sullivan, Editor Karen Klinedinst, Art Director APHL BOARD OF DIRECTORS Ewa King, PhD, president Joanne Bartkus, PhD, D(ABMM), president-elect Bill Whitmar, MS, secretary-treasurer Institutional Research Grace E. Kubin, PhD, member-at-large 34 Data Dive: The Value of Public Health Laboratories Denise Marie Toney, PhD, HCLD(ABB), member-at-large Member Spotlight Scott J. Zimmerman, DrPH, MPH, HCLD(ABB), member-at-large 35 Annual Meeting 2017: Public Health in Providence 36 Welcome to the Coolest PHL in America 38 All About Allegheny: A County PHL Grows Bigger, Better 40 APHL Marches for Science Tamara Theisen, MT(ASCP), local institutional member representative A. Christopher Whelen, PhD, D(ABMM), past president 41 Tools You Can Use Scott J. Becker, MS, ex officio, executive director, APHL Download the Lab Matters App! Read articles on your mobile device through the customized Lab Matters app and subscribe to the digital edition by emailing [email protected]. PublicHealthLabs @APHL APHL.org Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] Web: www.aphl.org Maria Lucia Ishida, PhD, public health associate institutional member representative Mark Wade, local institutional member representative Digital Extra 8515 Georgia Avenue, Suite 700 Silver Spring, MD 20910 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 #NU600E000103, #U2GGH001097, #1U500E000094-01 and #NU2GGH001993 funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC); by Cooperative Agreement #U22MC24078 and #UG5MC27837 funded by the Health Re- sources and Services Administration (HRSA); by Cooperative Agreement #1U18FD004710 funded by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and by Assistance Agreement #83483301 funded by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the au- thors 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. Summer 2017 LAB MATTERS 1