- Risk Assessment Best Practices and Examples
- Instrument Pre-purchase Risk Assessment
- Risk Assessment Guide for Testing Raw Milk Samples That May Contain Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza
- Zika Virus Risk Assessment Template
- Template for Public Health Laboratory Risk Assessment for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) Testing
- Potential Hazards and Recommended Mitigation Procedures for COVID-19
- COVID-19 Antigen Testing Biosafety Guidance
- Clinical Laboratory Risk Assessment Template: Ebola Virus Disease
- Public Health Laboratory Risk Assessment Template: Ebola Virus Disease
Preparedness Planning and Training Resources
APHL produces a host of resources to assist laboratories in preparing for, quickly detecting and responding to all health threats, including reports, risk assessments, guides and toolkits. APHL also produces webinars, online courses and workshops to help laboratory staff hone their skills and build their competencies.
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Resources for Public Health Laboratories
APHL promotes the critical role of public health laboratories in detecting and responding to all health emergencies. It sponsors training to increase the competency of laboratory staff, advocates for resources to sustain key programs and build partnerships for a stronger public health system. Our goal is to ensure a nationwide network of safe, state-of-the-art facilities capable of effective emergency response to all hazards and staffed with personnel trained in leading-edge methodologies.
Biosafety and Biosecurity
Readiness and Response
Resources for Clinical Laboratories
- Definition of Sentinel Clinical Laboratories
- APHL Biothreat Identification Bench Cards & Poster
- Clinical Laboratory Preparedness and Response Guide (Blue Book)
- APHL and ASM Interim Guidance: Addition of Bacillus cereus biovar anthracis as a Tier 1 Select Agent
- Sentinel Clinical Laboratory Certificates:
- Guidelines for Safe Work Practices in Human and Animal Medical Diagnostic Laboratories
- Decontamination of Select Agents Isolated in the Clinical Laboratory
- Clinical Laboratory Risk Management Assessment
Biothreat Response: Sentinel Laboratory Training Toolbox
The Biothreat ​Sentinel Laboratory Training Toolbox contains essential resources for conducting biothreat training and outreach with sentinel laboratories. ​Explore the expandable tabs below to find the laboratory ​biothreat training materials you need.
Sentinel Laboratory Training ToolboxResources for First Responders
- Algorithm and Guidelines for Responding to an Incident Involving a Suspicious Non-Clinical Sample
- Partners in Preparedness and Response: Connecting Laboratories and the First Responder Community
- Field Device Use by First Responders: Issues and Solutions
- Framework Checklist for Public Health Laboratory Outreach to First Responder Communities