“history is a set of lies agreed upon.” napoleon bonaparte
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“History is a set of lies agreed upon.”
Napoleon Bonaparte
A 501(c)(3) non-profit organization Almost 800 members from:
◦ State and local public health laboratories◦ State environmental and agricultural laboratories ◦ Federal agencies ◦ Academic institutions
Advocates at the national level for critical laboratory issues and for increased support and resources for member laboratories
Provides training and best practices for public health laboratory testing and policy
MissionTo promote the role of public health laboratories in shaping national and global health objectives, and to promote policies, programs, and technologies which assure continuous improvement in the quality of laboratory practice and health outcomes.
APHL: Broad Picture
APHL Board of Directors (BOD)
PHPR Committee
Working Groups1.LRN Joint Leadership Committee2.LRN Partners Workgroup Subcommittees
1.LRN Operational Workgroup2.Laboratory Preparedness Exercise Workgroup3.Preparedness Guidance and Performance Measures Subcommittee4.First Responder Partnerships and Outreach Subcommittee
Task Forces1.Testing Algorithm for Unknown Environmental Samples Task Force2.LRN National Meeting Planning Committee3.Emergency Management Taskforce
◦ Department of Health and Human Services Centers for Disease Control & Prevention
Division of Preparedness and Emerging Infections (DPEI) Office of Public Health Preparedness and Response (OPHPR)
Food and Drug Administration Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response (ASPR)
◦ Department of Justice Federal Bureau of Investigation
Hazardous Materials Science Response Unit (HMSRU) Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear Sciences Unit (CBRNSU) Hazardous Materials Response Technical Unit Weapons of Mass Destruction Directorate (WMDD)
◦ Department of Homeland Security Office of Health Affairs
Weapons of Mass Destruction and Biodefense Office/Early Detection Science and Technology Directorate
◦ Department of Defense◦ United States Department of Agriculture◦ Environmental Protection Agency
Participate in the Refinement and Development of Public Health Preparedness Guidance Documents and Performance Measures
Enhance and Maintain Sentinel Clinical Laboratory Partnerships and Outreach
Provide Technical Expertise to Enhance Laboratory Practice, Preparedness and Response
Develop and Promote Tools to Enhance Laboratory Preparedness, Planning and Response
Expand First Responder Partnerships and Outreach
Respond to and Help Shape Active and Proposed Legislation of Significance to Public Health Preparedness
Scientific Organizations◦ American Society of Microbiology ◦ American Association of Veterinary
Laboratory Diagnosticians Department of Health and Human
Services◦ Centers for Disease Control &
Prevention◦ Food and Drug Administration
Department of Justice◦ Federal Bureau of Investigation
Department of Homeland Security
Department of Defense Environmental Protection
Agency United States Army
Medical Research Institute of Infectious Diseases
United States Department of Agriculture
Environmental Protection Agency
Department of Agriculture Environmental Food Emergency Response
Network Environmental Laboratory
Response Network
A forum for partners to discuss operational items across multiple laboratory networks.
Composed of the original LRN founding partners:◦ APHL◦ CDC ◦ FBI
The LRN Joint Leadership Committee (JLC) was established in 2005 to discuss key planning and policy issues surrounding the LRN. This body provides input and guidance to LRN leadership on operational and policy issues.