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Current Issue

Fall 2024

The Tale of Two Babies—One Screened for Disorders as a Newborn, One Not
Each year, roughly four million babies are born in the US, and nearly all of them are screened shortly after birth for at least 31 congenital diseases and disorders. Each year, about one in 300 of those babies is diagnosed with a condition detected through newborn screening. This pair of powerful stories demonstrates the impact that newborn screening has on families and public health and underlies the scope of APHL's commitment to its Newborn Screening and Genetics program.
Protecting the Public’s Health, One Test at a Time
For Public Health Laboratory Appreciation Month 2024, APHL rallied support and partners to celebrate the public health laboratory professionals who work tirelessly every day to protect the nation's health. APHL asked a few of these partners to share their thoughts on what makes public health laboratories so vital.
With Little More Than a Suitcase and Determination, South African Lab Scientist Leaves Home, Earns APHL Fellowship
Natasha Sanabria, a trained biochemist, was doing public health work in South Africa when her husband received a job opportunity in the US. After quickly moving to the country, Natasha followed a serendipitous LinkedIn lead to Career Pathways in Public Health Laboratory Science: an APHL-CDC Initiative. APHL partners with CDC to train and prepare scientists for careers in public health laboratories and to support public health initiatives. This is the unique story of one such scientist.
APHL Career Pathways Program Receives 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from Insight Into Diversity Magazine
Career Pathways in Public Health Laboratory Science: an APHL-CDC Initiative received the 2024 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award from INSIGHT Into Diversity magazine, the largest and oldest diversity and inclusion publication in higher education. The Inspiring Programs in STEM Award honors college and university programs that encourage and assist students from underrepresented groups to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM).
Waste Not: Building a Wastewater Surveillance System in Zambia
In 2023, APHL began in-country collaborations with Zambia’s Ministry of Health, the Zambia National Public Health Institute and the Churches Health Association of Zambia to build capacity for wastewater-based surveillance (WWBS) under Project Stellar, a program financed by the Global Fund. The program supports six African nations, including Zambia, to pilot the feasibility and effectiveness of WWBS for molecular detection and whole genome sequencing of SARS-CoV-2, as well as the potential to detect other pathogens.
APHL Launches New Member Resources Page for FDA's Final Rule on Laboratory Developed Tests
In September 2024, APHL launched two webpages with information on FDA's final rule on Medical Devices; Laboratory Developed Tests (LDTs) and resources for meeting its requirements. An LDT resources page provides background on the final rule and links to external resources. A members-only page offers a wealth of information, including APHL’s efforts on your behalf, key facts from the final rule and APHL’s interpretation, FAQs, requirements of the phaseout policy, test implementation resources and definitions. The landscape of LDT regulation is rapidly evolving, so these webpages will be regulaly updated. APHL members are advised to check back frequently. If you have specific questions, please send an email to LDTQuestions@aphl.org.

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Our Value Mega Menu	https://www.aphl.org/Lists/Mega Menu Story/DispForm.aspx?ID=1	Our Value Mega Menu	<div class="ExternalClassB536FA0EE1D943C292A8BC5098D300B8"><p>APHL’s AIMS platform exchanged over 250,000,000 messages in 2018, its 10th anniversary year. </p></div>	Our Value	<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/cyber%20-%20iStock-880444220_super.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />
Our Work Mega Menu	https://www.aphl.org/Lists/Mega Menu Story/DispForm.aspx?ID=2	Our Work Mega Menu	<div class="ExternalClass3018644464274CF1A442E6A7546F310E"><p>APHL is helping Zimbabwe to convert to viral load (VL) testing for monitoring of HIV patients. Below, the US Ambassador to Zimbabwe, Ambassador Nichols, vists Masvingo Provincial Laboratory.</p></div>	Our Work	<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/US-Ambassador-Zimbabwe.JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />
Your Resources Mega Menu	https://www.aphl.org/Lists/Mega Menu Story/DispForm.aspx?ID=3	Your Resources Mega Menu	<div class="ExternalClass1BF7DB5AC26D44A08CEFAE1E89BC7C71"><p>APHL helped 16 state newborn screening programs to implement one or more new disorders with $1,386,820 in direct funding.</p></div>	Your Resources	<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/Baby%20-%20PHO_INF_MEIGS_2.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />
Your Development	https://www.aphl.org/Lists/Mega Menu Story/DispForm.aspx?ID=4	Your Development	<div class="ExternalClassC1476CEF6CAA4C9A84B74137AA769F43"><p>Each year APHL partners with a public health lab to sponsor an event for local students. Here, Pasadena middle school students become “toxic crusaders” at the city’s environmental chemistry lab. </p></div>	Your Development	<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/toxic_crusaders.JPG" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />
I Want To	https://www.aphl.org/Lists/Mega Menu Story/DispForm.aspx?ID=5	I Want To	<div class="ExternalClass6F92F0D3EF0C4D3083DEDA3F0D150994"><p>In collaboration with CDC, APHL sponsors multiple fellowships in diverse disciplines. Below, Infectious Disease Fellow Chelsea Carmen works at the bench.</p></div>	I Want To	<img alt="" src="/PublishingImages/ID-Fellow-ChelseaCarman.jpg" style="BORDER:0px solid;" />

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