Public Health Laboratories (PHL) 101

Description

Public health laboratories focus on diseases and the health status of population groups. They perform limited diagnostic testing, reference testing, and disease surveillance. These materials provide an overview of public health laboratory core functions and services. For optimal experience, please use Chrome, Safari, or Firefox.

Audience

This basic-level course is for all laboratory staff at clinical and public health laboratories.

Accessibility

Where applicable, content is accompanied by closed captions, and an integrated screen reader feature is available.

Objectives

At the end of this course, learners should be able to:

• Identify the core functions of public health laboratories.
• Explain how the public health laboratory interacts with partners and customers, including other laboratories.
• Describe the role of federal, state, and local agencies and organizations within the public health laboratory system.