COLUMNS FEATURE

2 President ’ s and CEO ’ s Message

4 Trailblazing to Support Public Health Laboratory Science Careers

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6 Empowering Laboratories and Mentors : The Multifaceted Benefits of the APHL Internship Program

8 Fellows Lead Public Health Initiatives in Montana

INDUSTRY MATTERS

10 Reducing Risks For The Most Vulnerable : Enhancing Newborn Screening Through Interoperability

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APHL PROGRAMS

12 Achieving Global Laboratory Coordination : What ’ s the Way Forward ?

FEATURE SPOTLIGHT

Public Health Preparedness and Response

18 APHL and Partners Host LRN Conventional Methods Training Course for InDRE Laboratorians

20 Strengthening the Nation ’ s Laboratory Response System

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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 .

LAB MATTERS STAFF

Gynene Sullivan , MA Editor

Brittany Robertson Art Director

David Fouse Advisor

To submit an article for consideration , contact Gynene Sullivan at gynene . sullivan @ aphl . org .

2024 – 2025 BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Megan Crumpler , PhD President

Scott Shone , PhD , HCLD ( ABB ) President-elect

Godfred Masinde , PhD , MBA , HCLD ( ABB ) Secretary-Treasurer

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Environmental Health

22 Closing the Radiochemistry Workforce Gap : Expanding Laboratory Readiness for Routine and Emergency Analysis

24 No Boundaries : An Introduction to International Biomonitoring Initiatives

Food Safety

25 Unified Response to Cronobacter : A Public Health Collaboration Success Story

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Global Health

26 Creating National Repositories for Managing AMR Data

Policy

27 What Public Health Laboratories Need to Know About New LDT Regulations

Sharon Massingale , PhD , HCLD / CC ( ABB ) Public Health Institutional State Representative

Michael Pentella PhD , D ( ABMM ) Public Health Institutional State Representative

Anthony Tran , ​ DrPH , PhD , MPH , D ( ABMM ), MT ( ASCP ) Public Health Institutional State Representative

Pamela Higgins , PhD Public Health Associate Institutional Member Representative​

Deborah Severson , BSMT ( ASCP ) Public Health Institutional Local Member Representative​

Leslie Wolf , PhD , HCLD ( ABB ) Public Health Institutional Local Member Representative​

Timothy Southern , PhD Past President

Scott Becker , MS Ex Officio , Chief Executive Officer , APHL

The production of this publication was supported by Cooperative Agreement # NU60OE000104 , funded by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ( CDC ). Its contents are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views of , nor an endorsement by , CDC , HHS or the US Government .