Disease, Disaster and Detection: Partnering with Public Health Laboratories

Program Notes

Demonstration Project Focal Areas 

  • Partnerships
  • Assessment
  • Training
  • Standards

Public Health Laboratory Testing

  • Newborn screening
  • Safe drinking water
  • Rabies
  • Radiation monitoring and detection
  • Vector-borne diseases
  • Sexually transmitted diseases

State PH Laboratory Functions

  • Training with clinical labs
  • Patterns of anti-microbial resistance
  • Reference testing

Core Functions and Capabilities of State Public Health Laboratories 

  • Reference
  • Specialized Testing
  • Surveillance
  • Food Safety
  • Emergency Response
  • Environmental Health Training
  • Partnership
  • Communication

Public Health Laboratory Leaders should be able to: 

  • Build alliances
  • Market lab skills and services
  • Communicate with constituencies
  • Develop strategies for funding and resources
  • Apply state-of-the-art managerial practices