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2 President’ s Message 3 Executive Director’ s Message
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Partner Profile 8 15 Minutes with Michael Fraser
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MATTERS analysis | answers | action
Winter 2017 Issue 1
Public Health Preparedness and Response 10 APHL Launches BSO Peer Network 11 Building a Biosafety Community of Practice 12 APHL Regional Workshops Build Better BSOs 13 Stabilizing Resources for Laboratory Preparedness
RACING TO RESPOND: The Case for a Public Health Emergency Fund
14 Colorado Responds to“ Perfect Storm” of Challenges Quality Systems 15 Developing a ROI Tool for Public Health Laboratories Informatics 16 APHL, FDA and Partners Call for New Work Group Volunteers 17 2017 Reboot: The Informatics Self-Assessment Tool 17 Iowa Uses AIMS to Enhance Electronic Laboratory Reporting 18 An Informatics Response to a Public Health Emergency Global Health 19 A Data Management Solution for New Viral Load Labs in Zimbabwe Newborn Screening & Genetics 20 New Tools for Expanding Health Information Technology in Newborn Screening Environmental Health 22 Detecting Human Sources of Surface Water Contamination at the EPA Region 1 Laboratory
Inside: 15 Developing an ROIToolforPublicHealth Laboratories 24 Washington, DC ExpandsTesting for Synthetic Opioids 27 Introducing theAntibioticResistance Laboratory Network
ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES
Feature Article: 4
Racing To Respond: The Case for a Public Health Emergency Fund
Public health threats are unpredictable. In 2015 and 2016, the emerging threats were infectious diseases, but the next threat could be a chemical spill, radiological event or natural disaster. Without a source of comprehensive funding for all potential threats, the health of the American public cannot be adequately protected.
23 Valuing Environmental Health Services: Saving Lives, Money and the Future 24 Washington, DC Expands Testing for Synthetic Opioids Infectious Diseases 26 The TB Iceberg: Finding the Underwater Infections 27 Introducing the Antibiotic Resistance Laboratory Network Food Safety 28 APHL, AAFCO Improve Quality in Animal Feed Testing Laboratories Institutional Research 29 Data Dive: 2016 All-Hazards Preparedness Survey Fellows 30 News from APHL Laboratory Fellowship Programs Member Spotlight 32 Protecting and Promoting Public Health in a Birthplace of Innovation 34 Cattle, Corn and Chemistry: High Priorities at Nebraska’ s Agricultural Laboratories Digital Extra 37 Tools You Can Use
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APPLE ANDROID
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 Michael Pentella, PhD, member-at-large
Maria Lucia Ishida, PhD, public health associate institutional member representative
Vacant, 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.
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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 Resources 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 authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of CDC, HRSA, FDA, EPA or the Department of Health and Human Services.
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