Public health laboratories are critical to the United States public health system, providing
surveillance and response to promote better population health outcomes. There has been a …

In the earliest days of public health laboratories (PHLs) in the United States, many PHLs
were actively engaged in research activities, most of which were either basic or applied in …

Public health laboratories (PHLs) are vitally important to community health, providing a
broad range of disease control, preventive health care, environmental monitoring, applied …

This article describes the development since 2000 of the State Public Health Laboratory
System in the United States. These state systems collectively are related to several other …

The National Laboratory Training Network (NLTN), in cooperation with faculty from
academia, federal and state public health laboratories, and industry, developed and …

Charles Darwin's On the Origin of Species celebrated its 150th anniversary in 2009. 1 In this
publication that has shaped our understanding of biology, the author proposes that …

Purpose and study objectives: Deficiencies in knowledge of laboratory medicine exist in all
levels of the medical system. Early intervention has been identified as a key factor in …

A medical student's introduction to the clinical laboratory often sets the tone for the
relationship that will exist between him or her and the laboratory throughout medical …

Results Number of surveys mailed, usable surveys returned, and response rate by category
are listed in Table 1. Overall, the response rate was 89%, which is slightly better than that of …

Results Number of surveys mailed, usable surveys returned, and response rate by category
are listed in Table 1. Overall, the response rate was 86%, which is typical of the response …