#publichealthlab fact of the day: When a new pathogen emerges, public health laboratories are first to respond. Testing. Sequencing. Reporting. The speed of their work directly shapes how fast communities get answers and relief.
Congratulations to Dallas County Health and Human Services on the opening of their new public health laboratory. This milestone strengthens laboratory capacity and supports faster, more effective responses to public health threats across the community.
APHL is hosting a Clinical Laboratory Preparedness and Response Train-the-Trainer Workshop at the Arizona State Public Health Lab, bringing together public health lab professionals to facilitate the professional development of their staff.
Two new peer-reviewed articles highlight APHL’s global wastewater surveillance work in Uganda—from SARS-CoV-2 monitoring in Kampala to supporting real-time public health interventions during the 2025 Martyrs Day mass gathering.
BMC Public Health: buff.ly/fmHX5WJ
Journal of Health: buff.ly/a6uZrWI
APHL and public health lab reps will discuss our Career Pathways in Public Health Laboratory Science program! Find full event info and register at buff.ly/iiThNT9. Discover more at buff.ly/qWinkIZ. #APHLfellowship
It’s been an intense #flu season, and the emergence of a new subgroup of influenza A(H3N2) known as subclade K is largely to blame. Public health lab work now will help inform how next season’s flu vaccine is formulated. Learn more about this flu variant and how labs are tracking it: buff.ly/MyQELbN
APHL and public health lab reps will discuss our Career Pathways in Public Health Laboratory Science program! Find full event info and register at buff.ly/iiThNT9. Discover more at buff.ly/qWinkIZ. #APHLfellowship
As #measles cases rise in North Carolina, scientists at the State Laboratory of Public Health are confirming high-risk cases within hours, allowing officials to quickly notify exposed individuals and prevent further spread.
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APHL's Environmental Laboratory Science and Environmental Health Committees gathered at APHL HQ last week for three days of topical discussion, including collaborations with EPA and CDC, environmental laboratory challenges, biomonitoring, and chemical emergency response efforts.
ICYMI: Celebrating APHL’s 75th anniversary with a conversation featuring Carol Clark, our COO and longest-tenured employee. She shares why she joined in 1997, why she’s stayed for 29 years and her vision for APHL’s future.
Read our latest blog to learn more: buff.ly/kWrgMgX
The New York State Department of Health @nysdoh.bksy.social celebrates its 125th anniversary! APHL is proud to work with New York’s public health lab community to strengthen laboratory systems and support healthier communities for all. #ThanksPHLabs
Read the press release here: buff.ly/NPBf0sU
Recently, APHL’s Laboratory Leaders of Today Cohort 3 met in Atlanta for a two-day, in-person session focused on storytelling and communication skill-building. They also connected with Emerging Leader Program participants to share insights and strengthen relationships.
Celebrating APHL’s 75th anniversary with a conversation featuring Carol Clark, our COO and longest-tenured employee. She shares why she joined in 1997, why she’s stayed for 29 years and her vision for APHL’s future.
Read our latest blog to learn more: buff.ly/kWrgMgX
APHL attended the National Consortium for Health Science Education (NCHSE) annual meeting in Birmingham, AL, connecting with state leaders and partners to promote public health laboratory career pathways. Grateful for the collaboration and wishing Nancy Allen the best in retirement.
For 75 years, APHL has strengthened laboratory systems to help keep communities safe from infectious diseases and other health threats while advancing quality laboratory science, practice and policy in support of public health.
Follow along as we celebrate! Learn more at www.aphl.org/75years.
APHL Awards | Deadline Extended to Tuesday, February 17! There's still time!
Join us in recognizing those outstanding professionals who've made significant contributions to advancing public health laboratory science and practice.
Nominate today via our Awards Portal: buff.ly/Du9z8xp
ICYMI: APHL and public health lab reps will discuss our Career Pathways in Public Health Laboratory Science program at these events this month! Find full event info and register at buff.ly/iiThNT9. Discover more at buff.ly/qWinkIZ. #APHLinternship
FYI - a public health laboratory career goes beyond routine testing. It is about prevention, preparedness and protection through supporting surveillance, response efforts and data that guide public health action.
Do you love science but unsure about academia or industry? Well, public health laboratories offer meaningful careers in microbiology, bioinformatics, data, quality, policy and many more fields!
Join us May 4–7 in Baltimore, MD for the #APHL 2026 Annual Conference!
Read the Conference Highlights for a preliminary schedule: buff.ly/SNdCSLe
Register today: buff.ly/WOjjtf9
APHL Awards | Deadline Extended to Tuesday, February 17!
Join us in recognizing those outstanding professionals who've made significant contributions to advancing public health laboratory science and practice.
Nominate today via our Awards Portal: buff.ly/Du9z8xp
Last week, APHL brought together the Public Health Preparedness and Response and Biosafety and Biosecurity Committees for an in-person meeting—and celebrated the upcoming retirement of Dr. Peter Iwen, Director of the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory, this July.
Last week, APHL’s Infectious Disease Committee gathered in person at APHL Headquarters! Face-to-face collaboration made space for meaningful discussion, shared expertise and continued progress in support of public health laboratories.
APHL is exhibiting at the DCSCA First Annual Conference, "Future Ready: School Counselors Preparing Students for College, Career, and Beyond." We are sharing information about public health laboratory science and K-12 resources with school counselors. #NSCW26
Last week, APHL’s Emerging Leader Program Cohort 19 met in Atlanta for a three-day, in-person session. Participants built skills in burnout mitigation, time management, conflict management, and psychological safety, and connected with ELP alumni and Laboratory Leaders of Today.
Meet Kristin Dunaway, our Public Health Laboratory Ambassador of the Month from the Tennessee State Public Health Laboratory. Kristin finds it rewarding to introduce students to the meaningful and impactful work of public health laboratories. Learn more about the program here: buff.ly/4hosAae.
APHL and public health lab reps will discuss our Career Pathways in Public Health Laboratory Science program! Find full event info and register at buff.ly/iiThNT9. Discover more at buff.ly/qWinkIZ. #APHLfellowship
REMINDER | ONE WEEK LEFT to submit nominations for APHL's 2026 Awards Program!
Nomination forms and Healthiest Laboratory Assessments must be completed and submitted by Tuesday, February 10.
Nominate today via our Awards Portal: buff.ly/Du9z8xp
PulseNet, a national laboratory network that uses a pathogen’s unique DNA fingerprint to detect and connect disease outbreaks, turns 30 this year! In celebration, we rounded up stories on the impact the network’s had on disease surveillance and outbreak detection.
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#PublicHealthLab Fact of the Day: Public health laboratories collaborate with hospitals, universities, CDC, FDA and partners to share data that informs national health decisions.
