Public health laboratories use data and quality practices to inform decisions, guide continuous improvement activities to strengthen laboratory services and systems, and foster partnerships, collaborations and knowledge sharing.
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APHL supports the work of public health laboratories and shapes laboratory systems by collecting and translating data into actionable information for our members and partners. We produce survey reports, guidance documents, toolkits, dashboards and more for focus areas and programs across the Association, which public health laboratories can use to inform decisions, guide continuous improvement activities to strengthen laboratory services and systems, and enhance efficiency to advance public health.
We provide guidance and resources on quality management system-related regulations and accreditations, quality system essentials, continuous quality improvement and workflow design/re-design.
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We capture a wealth of information generated by public health laboratories and leverage it to develop resources and tools to improve laboratory operations and management. The knowledge and experiences of our members are translated into model practices, insights and decision-making.
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Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) helps us assess program impact, effectiveness and efficiency. M&E uses evidence to improve performance, share lessons learned and advance continuous quality improvement.
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We work to advance public health with trusted data, analytics and survey insights that empower our members and partners.Learn More About Data Science Button URL: Data Science page
Learn More About Data ScienceBelow is a collection of resources produced to inform, support or guide the public health laboratory community:
APHL is focused on ensuring a robust and competent public health laboratory workforce—from recruiting qualified applicants to retaining staff and supporting their professional growth. Below are some of the most recent resources produced to support this effort; visit Building and Supporting Your Workforce for more.
Don’t reinvent the wheel: APHL offers a collection of materials produced by our member laboratories so you can build on our community’s collective knowledge and adapt it to suit your needs. Many materials can only be accessed by APHL members.
APHL maintains a comprehensive data repository with information on laboratory testing, major equipment inventory, laboratory information management systems, document control systems and other operational infrastructure related to APHL member laboratories. Access to the database is restricted to APHL members.
APHL has created a number of tools to help laboratories with testing systems, operations, workforce, outreach and much more.
Visit Quality Systems News Bytes to read previous issues and subscribe to the newsletter, and Quality Improvement Forum for call summaries and additional information.
Find reports, guides, tools and more to help guide your work:
Read the latest stories about quality systems and analytics in action from Lab Culture News and Lab Matters Magazine:
Learn more about the work APHL and our members are doing to propel laboratory science forward, and how to join us:
