Association Of Public Health Laboratories Inc

ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY CAPABILITIES AND INCREASING CAPACITY

APHL/CDC PARTNERSHIP: STRENGTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES

ENHANCING PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY CAPABILITIES AND CAPACITIES - SEE ATTACHMENT

APHL-CDC PARTNERSHIP FOR QUALITY LABORATORY PRACTICE

GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY PARTNERSHIPS: EXPANDING AND IMPROVING PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY STRATEGIES AND SYSTEMS

NATIONAL LABORATORY TRAINING NETWORK & MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS

APHL'S PARTNERSHIP WITH HHS/CDC TO ASSIST PEPFAR BUILD QUALITY LABORATORY CAPACIT

APHL/CDC PARTNERSHIP: STRENGTHENING PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES

EXPANDING EFFORTS AND STRATEGIES TO PROTECT AND IMPROVE PUBLIC HEALTH IN KENYA

GH13-1366, HQ: PARTNERSHIP WITH HHS/CDC TO SUPPORT LABORATORY STENG

GH13-1366, SUPPORTING LABORATORY STRENGTHENING IN RESOURCE-LIMITED COUNTRIES UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF (PEPFAR)

APHL-CDC PARTNERSHIP TO STRENGTHEN PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES INTERNATIONALLY

HIV/AIDS PREVENTION PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT & TECHNICAL ASSIST COLLABORATION

SUPPORTING CONTINUOUS QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, PARTNERSHIPS, AND INNOVATION FOR SUSTAINED AND RESPONSIVE LABORATORY SYSTEMS, TIERED DIAGNOSTIC NETWORKS, AND LABORATORY DATA MANAGEMENT UNDER THE PRESIDENT'S EMERGENCY PLAN FOR AIDS RELIEF (PEPFAR) - 2023

HERITABLE DISORDERS

APHL LABORATORY TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE FOR RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH CRISES

IMPROVING TIMELINESS OF NEWBORN SCREENING DIAGNOSIS

APHL'S RESPONSE TO CDC-RFA-GH19-1938, SCALING HIGH QUALITY LABORATORY SERVICES FOR HIV DIAGNOSIS, CARE, TREATMENTS AND MONITORING IN MOZAMBIQUE UNDER PEPFAR.

HERITABLE DISORDERS

BUILDING AN INTEGRATED LABORATORY SYSTEM TO ADVANCE THE SAFETY OF FOOD AND ANIMAL

PULSENET INTERNATIONAL - WGS FOR ENTERIC AMR

PROTECTING AMERICANS BY STRENGTHENING NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY SYSTEMS GLOBALLY TO RELIABLY DETECT, CONFIRM, AND REPORT INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS - THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES (APHL) PROPOSES A FIVE-YEAR PROJECT TO STRENGTHEN LABORATORY SYSTEMS IN PARTNER COUNTRIES SO THEY CAN DETECT, CONFIRM, REPORT, AND RESPOND TO INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS QUICKLY AND SAFELY. THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO HELP PROTECT THE US AND PARTNER COUNTRIES FROM GLOBAL HEALTH THREATS BY IMPROVING THE ABILITY OF LABORATORY NETWORKS TO IDENTIFY OUTBREAKS EARLY, SUPPORT TIMELY PUBLIC HEALTH DECISIONS, AND CONTAIN THREATS CLOSER TO THEIR SOURCE. THE PROJECT WILL SUPPORT COUNTRY-OWNED LABORATORY SYSTEM STRENGTHENING ACROSS MULTIPLE REGIONS, WITH AN INITIAL FOCUS ON KENYA, UGANDA, UKRAINE, VIETNAM, AND PARAGUAY, AND SUPPORT FOR OTHER COUNTRIES OR REGIONS BASED ON FEDERAL PRIORITIES, COUNTRY NEEDS, AND AVAILABLE FUNDING. APHL WILL TAILOR ACTIVITIES TO EACH COUNTRY’S CURRENT LABORATORY CAPACITY AND WILL FOCUS ON PRACTICAL IMPROVEMENTS THAT NATIONAL AND REGIONAL INSTITUTIONS CAN SUSTAIN OVER TIME. AS A FOUNDING PARTNER OF THE INITIATIVE, APHL WILL ALSO WORK TO FURTHER ADVANCE AND IMPLEMENT THE GLOBAL LABORATORY LEADERSHIP PROGRAMME (GLLP). APHL WILL WORK THROUGH MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES, TECHNICAL WORKING GROUPS, AND PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS TO ALIGN ACTIVITIES WITH NATIONAL PRIORITIES AND GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY GOALS. APHL BRINGS EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE STRENGTHENING LABORATORY SYSTEMS DOMESTICALLY AND GLOBALLY, INCLUDING QUALITY MANAGEMENT, BIORISK MANAGEMENT, GENOMIC SURVEILLANCE, WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT, TIERED LABORATORY NETWORK DESIGN, SPECIMEN REFERRAL, DATA SYSTEMS, AND EMERGENCY TESTING SCALE-UP. APHL’S APPROACH DRAWS ON PRACTICAL EXPERIENCE WORKING WITH MINISTRIES OF HEALTH, NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES, CDC COUNTRY AND REGIONAL OFFICES, AND IMPLEMENTING PARTNERS. THIS EXPERIENCE WILL SUPPORT RAPID START-UP, STRONG COORDINATION, RESPONSIBLE STEWARDSHIP OF FEDERAL FUNDS, AND ADAPTATION OF STANDARDIZED TOOLS TO DIFFERENT COUNTRY CONTEXTS AND LEVELS OF LABORATORY-SYSTEM MATURITY. THE PROJECT WILL FOCUS ON FIVE AREAS: STRENGTHENING LABORATORY SYSTEMS AND SERVICES; IMPROVING LABORATORY QUALITY MANAGEMENT; BUILDING A SKILLED LABORATORY WORKFORCE; REDUCING BIOLOGICAL RISKS; AND REINFORCING LABORATORY PREPAREDNESS AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE. ACTIVITIES WILL INCLUDE ASSESSING AND MAPPING LABORATORY NETWORKS, CLARIFYING LABORATORY ROLES ACROSS TIERS, IMPROVING SPECIMEN REFERRAL AND DATA FLOWS, SUPPORTING QUALITY ASSURANCE AND LABORATORY STANDARDS, EXPANDING DIAGNOSTIC AND SEQUENCING CAPACITY, TRAINING LABORATORY LEADERS AND TECHNICAL STAFF, STRENGTHENING BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY PRACTICES, AND PREPARING LABORATORIES TO MAINTAIN ESSENTIAL SERVICES DURING OUTBREAKS. EXPECTED OUTCOMES INCLUDE STRONGER AND BETTER COORDINATED LABORATORY NETWORKS; CLEARER TESTING, REFERRAL, AND REPORTING ROLES; IMPROVED DIAGNOSTIC, SEQUENCING, AND BIOINFORMATICS CAPACITY; MORE RELIABLE LABORATORY QUALITY SYSTEMS; SAFER BIOSAFETY AND BIOSECURITY PRACTICES; A BETTER TRAINED LABORATORY WORKFORCE; STRONGER LABORATORY DATA SYSTEMS; AND FASTER DETECTION, NOTIFICATION, AND RESPONSE TO PUBLIC HEALTH THREATS. THE PROJECT WILL ALSO HELP COUNTRIES APPLY LESSONS LEARNED FROM PRIOR OUTBREAKS AND DEVELOP POLICIES, PROCEDURES, TRAINING SYSTEMS, AND OPERATIONAL PLANS THEY CAN MAINTAIN BEYOND THE AWARD PERIOD. THE PROJECT ALSO INCLUDES SCALABLE SUPPORT FOR MODERATE AND SUBSTANTIAL PUBLIC HEALTH EMERGENCIES. DURING AN OUTBREAK OR OTHER EMERGENCY, ACTIVITIES CAN EXPAND TO RAPIDLY ASSESS AFFECTED LABORATORY NETWORKS, STRENGTHEN TESTING AND SPECIMEN REFERRAL, IMPROVE VISIBILITY INTO SUPPLIES AND RESULTS, SUPPORT SAFE SAMPLE HANDLING, AND COORDINATE LABORATORY INFORMATION WITH SURVEILLANCE AND EMERGENCY RESPONSE SYSTEMS. TOGETHER, THESE ACTIVITIES WILL IMPROVE SUSTAINABLE COUNTRY CAPACITY TO DETECT AND RESPOND TO HEALTH THREATS BEFORE THEY SPREAD WIDELY, SUPPORTING GLOBAL HEALTH SECURITY AND HELPING PROTECT AMERICANS FROM INFECTIOUS DISEASE THREATS.

FDA'S NATIONAL CURRICULUM STANDARD DEVELOPMENT AND TRAINING DELIVERY AND DEVELOPMENT (U18)

FOLLOW UP IN NEWBORN SCREENING

SEVERE COMBINED IMMUNODEFICIENCY (SCID) NEWBORN SCREENING IMPLEMENTATION PROGRAM

IMPROVING TIMELINESS OF NEWBORN SCREENING DIAGNOSIS

APHL DOMESTIC LABORATORY BIOSAFETY FOR EBOLA AND OTHER HIGHLY INFECTIOUS DISEASES PROJECT

APHL RESPONSE TO CDC-RFA-GH21-2110

LABORATORY TECHNICAL IMPLEMENTATION ASSISTANCE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH COOPERATIVE AGRE

NATIONAL LABORATORY CURRICULUM FRAMEWORK DEVELOPMENT

THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROJECT IS TO PROVIDE TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AND SUPPORT FOR WATER SECURITY PREPAREDNESS ACTIVITIES THAT WILL ASSIST ENVIRONMENTAL

BUILDING AN INTEGRATED LABORATORY SYSTEM TO ADVANCE THE SAFETY OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL FOOD

BUILDING AN INTEGRATED LABORATORY SYSTEM TO ADVANCE THE SAFETY OF HUMAN AND ANIMAL FOOD - PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT THE PURPOSE OF THIS PROPOSAL FROM THE ASSOCIATION OF PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES (APHL) IS TO SUPPORT AND ENHANCE THE CAPABILITIES OF STATE HUMAN AND ANIMAL FOOD (HAF) TESTING LABORATORIES THAT ENGAGE IN SURVEILLANCE AND RESPONSE ACTIVITIES ASSOCIATED WITH FOODBORNE HAZARDS, INCLUDING FOODBORNE OUTBREAK INVESTIGATIONS. APHL WILL: • BUILD A COMPETENT HAF LABORATORY WORKFORCE BY DEVELOPING AND DELIVERING TRAININGS, WORKSHOPS, SEMINARS AND OTHER EDUCATIONAL MATERIALS, AND A BIOINFORMATICS FELLOWSHIP • INTEGRATE THE HAF LABORATORY SYSTEM BY PLANNING AND HOSTING HIGH QUALITY CONFERENCES AND MEETINGS RELATED TO THE LFFM DISCIPLINES, THE GENOMETRAKR NETWORK, AND NARMS • MANAGE SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR ISO/IEC 17025:2017 ACCREDITATION BY PROVIDING DIRECT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO FERN LABORATORIES AND TO NON-FDA FUNDED HAF LABORATORIES • SUPPORT LABORATORY INFORMATION MANAGEMENT SYSTEM AND ORA DATA EXCHANGE IMPLEMENTATION • ENHANCE AND MAXIMIZE HAF LABORATORY PARTICIPATION IN THE GENOMETRAKR NETWORK AND THE PARTNERSHIP FOR FOOD PROTECTION IT WORKGROUP AND LABORATORY SCIENCE WORKGROUP • PROMOTE INFORMATION SHARING BETWEEN STRATEGIC PARTNERS, IMPROVE QUALITY ASSURANCE EFFORTS AND BUILD MUTUAL RELIANCE IN AN INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM • UTILIZE A DIVERSITY PROCUREMENT STRATEGY FOR GOODS AND SERVICES RELATED TO THIS AGREEMENT THROUGH THESE EFFORTS, WE WILL MEET INDIVIDUAL LABORATORY AND BROAD-BASED TRAINING NEEDS AROUND ISO/IEC 17025:2017 LABORATORY ACCREDITATION, LABORATORY PROCEDURES, DATA TRANSFER (TO NCBI AND FDA DATA SYSTEMS), DOCUMENT CONTROL, QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT, SAMPLE COLLECTION, AND RISK ASSESSMENT. WE WILL PLAN AND HOST FORUMS FOR LFFM FOOD TESTING LABORATORIES AND GENOMETRAKR LABORATORIES. WE WILL FOSTER COLLABORATIONS WITH THE PARTNERSHIP FOR FOOD PROTECTION AROUND SCIENTIFIC AND DATA SHARING GOALS. MEASUREMENT OF SUCCESS WILL BE AGAINST STATED METRICS, REFINED IN CONSULTATION WITH THE FUNDING AGENCY. AS THE NON-PROFIT ASSOCIATION REPRESENTING STATE AND LOCAL LABORATORIES THAT CONDUCT HAF TESTING FOR OVER 50 YEARS, APHL CAN EFFICIENTLY ADVANCE THE GOALS OF THIS COOPERATIVE AGREEMENT. LEVERAGING OUR EXPERIENCE WILL BETTER POSITION FDA TO WORK IN PARTNERSHIP WITH STATE AND LOCAL AUTHORITIES TO BUILD AN INTEGRATED FOOD SAFETY SYSTEM AND ACHIEVE NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH GOALS.

LEVERAGING TECHNICAL RESOURCES FOR ISO/IEC 17025 LABORATORY ACCREDITATION, GENOME TRAKR AND ELEXNET

THE PURPOSE OF THE PROJECT IS TO ESTABLISH AN ENVIRONMENTAL LABORATORY NETWORK AND NATIONAL POINT OF CONTACT (POC) TO ASSIST IN EXPANDING KNOWLEDGE

MAINTENANCE AND ENHANCEMENT OF ISO/IEC 17025 ACCREDITATION AND WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING FOR STATE FOOD TESTING LABORATORIES

2024 LABORATORY FLEXIBLE FUNDING MODEL MEETING - FOA PAR-23-072 2024 LABORATORY FLEXIBLE FUNDING MODEL MEETING SUMMARY APHL HAS THE EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCE TO EFFECTIVELY HOST A HIGH-QUALITY LABORATORY FLEXIBLE FUNDING MODEL (LFFM) MEETING IN THE SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S. IN FEBRUARY OF 2024 USING THE APPROACH DESCRIBED IN THE PROPOSAL. THIS MEETING WILL ALLOW SCIENTISTS WHO ARE FUNDED THROUGH FDA'S LFFM BUT LOCATED ACROSS THE U.S. TO INTERACT WITH FDA FUNDING PARTNERS AND OTHER LEADERS TO EXCHANGE THE LATEST INFORMATION RELATED TO TESTING UNDER THE CHEMISTRY, MICROBIOLOGY, AND RADIOCHEMISTRY LFFM TRACKS. INTERACTIONS OF THIS NATURE IN THE SETTING OF THE LFFM MEETING WILL ENABLE PUBLIC HEALTH AND REGULATORY OFFICIALS TO IMPROVE AVAILABLE TESTING DATA ON FOOD CONTAMINATION AND REDUCE FOODBORNE ILLNESSES AND DEATHS. THIS PURPOSE ALIGNS WITH ORA'S COMMITMENT TO BUILD INTEGRATED LABORATORY CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY AND SUPPORT THE GENERATION OF DEFENSIBLE STATE DATA FOR REGULATORY ACTION.

NCEH-500.4 EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS & RESPONSE

2023 GENOMETRAKR MEETING - FOA PAR-23-072 2023 GENOMETRAKR MEETING SUMMARY-ABSTRACT APHL HAS THE EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCE TO EFFECTIVELY HOST A HIGH-QUALITY 2023 GENOMETRAKR MEETING IN COLLEGE PARK, MD, IN OCTOBER OF 2023 USING THE APPROACH DESCRIBED IN THE PROPOSAL. THIS MEETING WILL ALLOW PARTICIPANTS OF THE GENOMETRAKR (GT) NETWORK FROM ACROSS THE U.S. AND WORLDWIDE TO INTERACT WITH NETWORK LEADERSHIP TO EXCHANGE THE LATEST INFORMATION ON SAMPLE COLLECTION, WHOLE GENOME SEQUENCING PROTOCOLS, DATA SUBMISSION, STANDARDIZED METADATA ONTOLOGIES, AND DATA ANALYSIS SOFTWARE. EXPLORATIONS OF THIS NATURE IN THE SETTING OF THE GT MEETING WILL ENABLE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS TO SPEED OUTBREAK INVESTIGATIONS AND REDUCE FOODBORNE ILLNESSES AND DEATHS. THIS PURPOSE ALIGNS WITH ORA'S COMMITMENT TO BUILDING INTEGRATED LABORATORY CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY AND SUPPORTING THE GROUNDBREAKING WORK ACHIEVED THROUGH THE GT NETWORK.

APHL NEWBORN SCREENING & GENTRIC TESTING SYMPOSIUM -500.3 LAB SCIENCES (E.G., NEW

REGULATORY SCIENCE TRACK OF THE 2024 APHL ANNUAL CONFERENCE - FOA PAR-23-072 REGULATORY SCIENCE TRACK OF THE 2024 APHL ANNUAL CONFERENCE PROJECT SUMMARY/ABSTRACT APHL HAS THE EXPERIENCE AND COMPETENCE TO EFFECTIVELY ADD A HIGH-QUALITY REGULATORY SCIENCE TRACK TO THE 2024 APHL ANNUAL CONFERENCE IN MILWAUKEE, WI, IN MAY OF 2024 USING THE APPROACH DESCRIBED IN THE PROPOSAL. THIS IN-PERSON EVENT FOR THE PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORY COMMUNITY BRINGS TOGETHER LEADERS, SCIENTISTS, POLICY MAKERS, REGULATORS, AND PARTNERS TO SHARE ISSUES, TRENDS AND BEST PRACTICES DRIVING PUBLIC HEALTH. EXPLORATIONS IN THE REALM OF REGULATORY SCIENCE IN THE SETTING OF THE 2024 APHL ANNUAL CONFERENCE WILL ENABLE PUBLIC HEALTH OFFICIALS TO IMPROVE SUBMISSION OF HIGH-QUALITY DATA FOR REGULATORY ACTION, IMPROVE INVESTIGATIONS THAT RELY ON FOOD TESTING AND HUMAN ILLNESS DATA, AND REDUCE FOODBORNE ILLNESSES AND DEATHS OVERALL. THIS PURPOSE ALIGNS WITH ORA'S COMMITMENT TO BUILDING LABORATORY CAPACITY AND CAPABILITY, SUPPORTING THE GROUNDBREAKING WORK ACHIEVED THROUGH THE GENOMETRAKR NETWORK, CONTINUING THE SUCCESSES OF STATE LABORATORIES FUNDED UNDER THE FLEXIBLE FUNDING MODEL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS, AND INTEGRATING THE FOOD TESTING COMMUNITY WITH REGULATORY AND PUBLIC HEALTH PARTNERS. A LIMITED NUMBER OF PLENARY AND BREAKOUT SESSIONS WILL BE RECORDED AND MADE AVAILABLE AFTER THE CONFERENCE ON THE APHL LEARNING CENTER (ALC) FOR A FEE.

APHL DOMESTIC LABORATORY BIOSAFETY FOR EBOLA AND OTHER HIGHLY INFECTIOUS DISEASES PROJECT

FOLLOW UP IN NEWBORN SCREENING

APHL'S PARTNERSHIP WITH HHS/CDC TO ASSIST PEPFAR BUILD QUALITY LABORATORY CAPACIT