Regional Consortia

Regional consortia allow members to share testing services, expert guidance and resources with participating laboratories. Grounded in professional relationships and governed by informal agreements, these consortia offer participants many opportunities including:

Participating in workforce development and training events
Sharing testing services, resources and samples for validation
Utilizing financial and other support for APHL/CDC-funded activities
Collaborating on research studies on topics that are of interest to the regional consortium, such as workforce compensation

APHL assists regional consortia by identifying needs and resources and sharing outcomes and best practices with the larger public health laboratory community.

Current US Regional Consortia

PHL Regional Networks Map

	Northeast Environmental & PHL Directors	Northern Plains Consortium	Southeast ColLABorators	Mid-Atlantic Consortium	Midwest Consortium	Pacific Rim Consortium	Four Corners & Central Plains Consortium
State PHLs	CT, MA, ME, NH, NY (PHL, AG), RI, VT (PHL, AG, CHEM), NJ	MT, ND, SD, WY, ID	AL, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN	DE, DC, OH, PA (PHL, EH), VA, WV	AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, MN, MI, MO, NE, OK (PHL, EH), WI	CA, OR, WA, AK, HI, NV	AZ, CO, NM, UT, TX
Local PHLs	New York City (NY)		Louisville (KY)	Allegheny Co. (PA), Dayton / Montgomery Co. (OH), Philadelphia (PA), Fairfax Co. (VA)	City of Milwaukee (WI)	Los Angeles Co. (CA)	Dallas County (TX)
US Territories						Guam
Year Formed	1970s	2006	2015	2017	2018	2018	2018
Mission/Vision	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Governance	Chair annual rotation, rotating venue	Led by MT, rotating venue	Rotating chair, rotating venue	Rotating chair monthly	Chair/Co-Chair annual rotation	Chair/Co-Chair annual rotation	Chair/Co-Chair annual rotation
Strategic Charter or Map	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
Meeting Approach	Agenda driven	Agenda driven	Agenda driven	Agenda driven	Agenda driven	Agenda driven	Agenda driven
Meeting Structure: Conference Calls	None	Quarterly	Bi-monthly	Monthly	Monthly	Monthly	Quarterly
Meeting Structure: In-person	3-4/year	At least 1/year	At least 1/year	At least 1/year	At least 1/year	At least 1/year	At least 1/year
Memorandum Structure	Verbal agreement	MOU agreement (MOU light)	Looking into MOU or Mutual Aid agreement	Looking into MOU or Mutual Aid agreement	Looking into MOU or Mutual Aid agreement	Looking into MOU or Mutual Aid agreement	Mutual Aid agreement

Resources for Regional Consortia

Publications

Southeast ColLABorators Convene Virtual Tabletop Exercise, Lab Matters, Summer 2021 issue
Regional Consortia: A Framework for Public Health Laboratory Collaboration and Service Sharing, Public Health Reports, March 2021
Innovation Grants: A Catalyst for Change within Regional Public Health Laboratory Consortia, February 2020
Regional Consortia Monitoring and Evaluation, January 2020
Regional Consortia: An Overview, August 2019
Regional Consortia: Connecting neighbors strengthens labs, APHL Lab Blog, August 2019
Pacific Rim Consortium Meets, Established Strategic Priorities, Lab Matters, Spring 2019 issue
Regional Consortium Update in the Public Health Laboratory Community, August 2017
Regional Consortia and Ensuring Future Access, December 2015

Other Networks

Repository for Regional Consortium Materials

Regional laboratory consortia may share internal planning materials, training documents, policies, best practices, tools and templates on the Regional Laboratory Consortium SharePoint site. To receive permission to access the site, contact Tina Su.

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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;" />
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Regional Consortia

​​​Current US Regional Consortia

​Publications​

Other Networks

Repository for R​egio​​​nal Consortium Materials

Current US Regional Consortia

Publications

Repository for Regional Consortium Materials