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This episode is coming to you from the 2024 APHL Annual Conference in Milwaukee, Wisconsin! We had the opportunity to chat with APHLâs current President, President-elect and CEO about their experiences and observations from their roles. They are three extremely dedicated public health leaders who have come together at the Annual Conference for learning and collaborating, but also to see their colleagues who they consider friends and family. Donât miss this episode!
Tim Southern, PhD, D(ABMM)
APHL President, 2023-2024
Laboratory Director, South Dakota Public Health LaboratoryMegan Crumpler, PhD, HCLD(ABB)
APHL President-Elect 2023-2024
Director, Orange County Public Health LaboratoryScott J. Becker, MS
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What is the CDC Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS)? In this episode, we learn more about it from two current LLS fellows. Drs. Courtnee Bell and Emily Yarosz discuss how they learned about the fellowship, their experiences and where they see themselves when their fellowships end.
CDC Laboratory Leadership Service (LLS)
Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services (DCLS)
Minnesota Public Health Laboratory
Public Health Laboratory Fellowship Program: an APHL-CDC Initiative
APHL Blog
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Todayâs show is a conversation between four past winners of APHLâs Leadership in Biosafety and Biosecurity Award. Jill Power, Christina Egan, Carrie Anglewicz and Andrew Cannons share their thoughts on the past, present and future of biosafety in public health laboratories.
Andrew C. Cannons, PhD
Laboratory Director
Bureau of Public Health Laboratories âTampa
Florida Department of HealthJill J. Power, MS
Deputy Director
New Hampshire Public Health Laboratories
New Hampshire Department of Health and Human ServicesCarrie Anglewicz, MS
Biosafety Officer, Laboratory Outreach
Bureau of Laboratories
Michigan Department of Health and Human ServicesChristina Egan, PhD
Deputy Director, Division of Infectious Diseases
Chief, Biodefense and Mycology Laboratories
Wadsworth Center
New York State Department of HealthLinks:
Leadership in Biosafety and Biosecurity Award
Strengthening Lab Biosafety & Biosecurity
APHL Blog posts about biosafety
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Itâs September which means it is Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month! We are kicking off a month of celebrating by chatting with Scott Becker, APHL CEO, about the exciting work being done by public health laboratory staff as well as the challenges many face. Scott also shares what heâs most looking forward to in the year to come.
Donât forget to follow #ThanksPHLabs and APHL on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and Tiktok this Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month!
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2022 Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month Toolkit
E.coli Outbreak with Unknown Food Source (August 2022)
New Public Health Laboratory Workforce Pipeline Project Receives Historic and Much-Needed $282 Million Investment
What is the APHL-CDC Fellowship Program and why should you consider applying?
APHL.org/Fellowships
APHL ID Lab Con 2023
APHL Newborn Screening Symposium
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As the 2022 monkeypox outbreak began to spread around the globe, the Laboratory Response Network (LRN) was prepared with the appropriate test and experienced staff trained to perform it. These frontline responders were the first to test suspected monkeypox samples in the US and continue to be vital to this public health emergency response. As we move into the next phase of this response with commercial laboratories coming online to test patients, what is the role of the LRN? What role do public health laboratories, the largest segment of LRN labs, play? In this episode, two key APHL leaders answer these questions and more: Dr. Ewa King, chief program officer, and Chris Mangal, director of public health preparedness and response.
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The LRNâs job is to prepare, detect and respond. But what exactly does that mean?
APHL Monkeypox Response
U.S. Monkeypox Outbreak 2022: Situation Summary (CDC)
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Day three of the 2022 APHL Annual Conference was a great one! We started off with the annual awards ceremony which always sets the tone for an exciting day. This mini episode includes an interview with one of the APHL-CDC Bioinformatics Fellows about his first experience at the APHL Annual Conference.
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Today was the first full day of the 2022 APHL Annual Conference and it did not disappoint! From COVID-19 to newborn screening to food safety and more, there was a fascinating presentation to intrigue anyone. We kicked off the day with a sunrise walk and line danced together after lunch!
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The 2022 APHL Annual Conference kicked off as our first ever hybrid conference! Listen to a few attendees talk about what it means to them to be back in person at our largest conference ever and what they're looking forward to this week.
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Every year we commemorate World TB Day on March 24, the anniversary of the day Dr. Robert Koch first announced that he discovered Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the bacillus that causes TB. This World TB Day, we are sharing an insightful conversation between two TB laboratory leaders: Angie Schooley, B.S. MT(ASCP), Mycobacteriology/Mycology Unit Manager, Michigan Department of Health & Human Services and Caitlin Miranda, M(ASCP), Microbiologist III, Oregon State Public Health Laboratory.
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Oregon State Public Health Laboratory Oregon Public Health Division Tuberculosis Program Michigan Department of Health & Human Services Tuberculosis Control Program Bovine TB testing of wild deer wraps up after disease found at Michigan cervid farms (February 8, 2022) What is Extensively Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis (XDR TB)? (CDC Fact Sheet) 12th National Conference on Laboratory Aspects of Tuberculosis World TB Day APHL Tuberculosis webpage APHL Blog â Tuberculosis blog posts Lab Culture Ep. 8: Leaders for a TB free world -
Like most things in public health science, food safety is complicated. The nuance can be difficult for non-scientists to understand and difficult for scientists to communicate. On this episode of Lab Culture, Shari Shea, APHLâs director of food safety, discusses some of what makes food safety fascinating and complex along with guests Ben Chapman, Associate Professor and Extension Food Safety Specialist at North Carolina State University, and Don Schaffner, Distinguished Professor and Extension Specialist in Food Science and Professor at Rutgers University.
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Food Safety Talk 242: Invisible Poop Particles
Risky or Not episode 217: Homemade Treats From Neighbors
Risky or Not episode 87: 27 Lbs of Unrefrigerated Feta Cheese
Risky or Not episode 214: Having a Romantic Flour Fight
âModeling the growth of Listeria monocytogenes on cut cantaloupe, honeydew and watermelonâ
âRanking the disease burden of 14 pathogens in food sources in the United States using attribution data from outbreak investigations and expert elicitationâ
âImpact of non-pharmaceutical interventions for SARS-CoV-2 on norovirus outbreaks: an analysis of outbreaks reported by 9 US Statesâ
Hello Fresh: Food Safety/Recall Notices
CDC MMWR: âDecreased Incidence of Infections Caused by Pathogens Transmitted Commonly Through Food During the COVID-19 Pandemic â Foodborne Diseases Active Surveillance Network, 10 U.S. Sites, 2017â2020â
âLabs with No One to Run Them: Why Public Health Workers Are Fleeing the Fieldâ
âAPHL: Historic Investments Will Strengthen Public Health Laboratory Workforceâ
Lab Culture Ep. 22: Life as a public health lab scientist testing for COVID-19
âDO NOT RINSE YOUR TURKEY! And other Thanksgiving food rules for every dayâ
Don Schaffner on Twitter
Ben Chapman on Twitter
Shari Shea on Twitter
Food Safety Talk podcast
Risky or Not podcast
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Eric Bind and Andrew Steffens, scientists at the New Jersey Public Health and Environmental Laboratories, knew their lab was capable of screening expectant mothers and newborn babies for lead and mercury. But creating a program that also included important clinical interventions was unprecedented. On this episode of Lab Culture, they share how they pioneered this valuable program and established a precedent for others.
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NJ Biomonitoring Website
Lead and Mercury Educational Materials (English)
Prenatal Screening Mercury Questionnaire
NJDEP Fish Advisory
Boston Birth Cohort Study: Lead Paper
Boston Birth Cohort Study: Mercury Paper
CDC: Heavy Metals during Pregnancy
CDC: Pregnancy Information
Pediatric Environmental Health Specialty Units (PEHSUs)
Lead and Mercury Educational Materials (Spanish)
Lead and Mercury Educational Materials (French Creole)
Lead and Mercury Educational Materials (Polish)
Lead and Mercury Educational Materials (Portuguese)
âNew Jersey Laboratory Pioneers Prenatal Lead and Mercury Screeningâ (Lab Matters magazine)
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In October 2020, Dr. Rick Bright resigned in protest as director of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA) because of the Trump administrationâs political interference in the COVID-19 response and their efforts to spread dangerous misinformation. Since then, Dr. Bright has joined The Rockefeller Foundation as senior vice president of pandemic prevention and response. Dr. Bright joined APHL CEO Scott Becker for a discussion as part of APHLâs Member Assembly â this episode is a recording of that conversation.
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Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) has been a major topic of discussion among APHLâs members, staff and partners as well as in the national discourse. Understanding the minority experience is important so that individual and systemic progress can be made. But what is it like for public health laboratory staff who identify as being in a minority group? The Emerging Leader Programâs (ELP) 13 Fall Cohort decided to tackle this topic as part of their final project. In this episode, four members of this cohort shared pieces of the conversations they had with their colleagues and their overall thoughts on DEI within the public health laboratory as a workplace.
The ELP 13-Fall Cohort is a larger group, but only four members participated in this episode. They are:
Chenelle Norman
Association of Public Health Laboratories
Newborn Screening and Genetics
Manager, Newborn Screening Quality ImprovementKim Smith
Houston Health Department
Quality and Compliance
QA/QC OfficerAlyssa MacMillan
New Jersey Department of Health Public Health & Environmental Laboratories
Microbiology Program ManagerJill Simonetti
Minnesota Department of Health
Public Health Laboratory
Newborn Screening Operations SupervisorLinks:
How racism makes us sick | David R. Williams
âWhy Diverse Teams Are Smarterâ by David Rock and Heidi Grant
"Why The Phrase âPull Yourself Up By Your Bootstrapsâ Is Nonsense"
Lab Culture Ep. 9: What is the APHL Emerging Leader Program?
Lab Culture Ep. 10: Public health labs do that?!
Lab Culture Ep. 11: What if there were no public health labs?
Lab Culture Ep. 12: Bitten by the public health bug â How I found my lab niche
APHL Emerging Leader Program
APHL on Twitter
APHL on Facebook
APHL on Instagram
APHL Blog
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On August 27, 2020, APHL joined The Story Collider for a very special edition of their show featuring four true, personal stories about from APHL members about how COVID-19 has impacted their lives. This episode is a recording of that show. The Story Collider produces dozens of live shows all over the country, and recently has moved to an exciting online format.
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APHL.org
The Story Collider
September is Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month
APHL 2020 Virtual Conference
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Jessica Bauer and Matt Sinn are scientists at the Missouri State Public Health Laboratory. On this episode, they shared their experiences performing COVID-19 testing, working long hours seven days a week, supporting their staff while trying not to burnout themselves. As they describe in this conversation, the experience has been nothing they ever could have expected.
Jessica Bauer, molecular unit chief
Matthew Sinn, molecular laboratory managerLinks:
Missouri State Public Health Laboratory
APHL: Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Are we already at the end of 2019?! While to many of us it felt like the year flew by, APHL staff, members and partners accomplished a LOT in an effort to protect the public's health. In this episode, Scott Becker, APHL's executive director, reviews some of the highlights of the year along with Gynene Sullivan, APHL's manager of communications, who is finalizing our Annual Report.
Follow APHL on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram so you don't miss anything!
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APHL: Lung Injury Response Associated with Vaping
CDC: Outbreak of Lung Injury Associated with the Use of E-Cigarette, or Vaping, Products
APHL work on opioids
Data: Elemental to Health advocacy campaign
Supporting rapid exchange of public health data is urgent, crucial and laden with challenges
APHL AIMS Platform
Lab Matters (Fall 2019): Making Data Fly
NewSTEPs Data Repository
APHL Newborn Screening Systems Quality Improvement Projects Award Recipients Announced
APHL Public Health Laboratory Fellowships
APHL Emerging Leader Program
Lab Culture Ep. 9: What is the APHL Emerging Leader Program?
CDC: US Measles Cases and Outbreaks in 2019
âLaunching Whole Genome Sequencing in the Public Health Realmâ Lab Matters (Fall 2013)
Accreditation for Human and Animal Food Labs
APHL Conferences
Lab Culture Extra: Progress in Sierra Leone
APHL Global Health Program: Countries we serve
Global Laboratory Leadership Programme (GLLP)
Laboratory Response Network (LRN)
Lab Culture Ep. 20: 20 Years of the Laboratory Response Network
âTwo Decades of Preparedness Excellence: The Laboratory Response Networkâ Lab Matters (Fall 2019)
The LRNâs job is to prepare, detect and respond. But what exactly does that mean?
Strengthening Lab Biosafety & Biosecurity
âEnsuring Readiness for Rabies in Puerto Ricoâ Lab Matters (Spring 2019)
âPublic Health System Recovery in Full Swing: Hurricane Response in Puerto Rico and the US Virgin Islandsâ Lab Matters (Spring 2019)
In Puerto Rico, a new molecular bacteriology lab allows better control of foodborne outbreaks
APHL Publications
âUS officials identify 'strong culprit' in vaping illnessesâ Associated Press (video interview)
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This year marks 20 years since the inception of the Laboratory Response Network (LRN). Founded by APHL, CDC and the FBI, the LRN exists to protect the public from biological and chemical threats. How did the LRN get its start? And how has it evolved over the past 20 years? This episode of Lab Culture features an interview with two public health laboratory scientists and LRN experts.
Maureen âMoeâ Sullivan
Emergency Preparedness and Response Laboratory Supervisor
Public Health Laboratory, Minnesota Department of HealthStefan Saravia
Biomonitoring and Emerging Contaminants Unit Supervisor
Public Health Laboratory, Minnesota Department of HealthLinks:
Minnesota Laboratory Emergency Preparedness
About the Laboratory Response Network (APHL.org)
The Laboratory Response Network Partners in Preparedness (CDC.gov)
What is biomonitoring? (Video)
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APHL has a long history of involvement in Sierra Leone where weâve provided technical assistance to strengthen the nationâs laboratory system for over a decade. Following the 2014-2015 Ebola outbreak, we were invited back to build laboratory response capability for Ebola and other highly infectious diseases.
We found there was a lot to be done: a strategic plan for the laboratory system, renovation of the central lab, training and mentoring of lab staff, reducing turnaround time for Ebola testing, and much more.
With the engagement completed earlier this year, APHL Executive Director Scott Becker and Manager of Global Health Sherrie Staley share insights from APHLâs on-the-ground experience, which include the value of a healthy ram.
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Photo album -- Progress in Sierra Leone
APHL joins partners in Sierra Leone to strengthen lab capacity in Ebolaâs wake
High profile APHL team explores MOHS public health laboratory priority needs
APHL in Sierra Leone: Building a resilient lab system
Sierra Leone and Guinea: Building a resilient lab system
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Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha, author of What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City, joins us for an interview about the importance of storytelling in public health. Did Dr. Mona's successful use of narratives allow Flint's story to be as resilient as the people who lived it?
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Is water in Flint safe to drink? Itâs not just a question of chemistry. [Op-ed by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha]
What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
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Today was day three of the annual meeting! We started the day with awards ceremony and concluded with the member assembly, listening to many great speakers in between. For many, the highlight was the Dr. Katherine Kelley Distinguished Lecture delivered by Dr. Mona Hanna-Attisha. Dr. Mona is a pediatrician, scientist, researcher, activist and author of What the Eyes Donât See. Her research and the work of her team exposed the deliberate effort to cover up the Flint water crisis and the lead poisoning of Flint, Michigan's children.
APHL honors public health leaders at 2019 annual meeting
What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
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