Lab Culture

On March 6, a small group of APHL members and our policy staff visited House and Senate offices as part of our annual Hill Day. Peter Kyriacopoulos, APHL’s senior director of public policy, interviewed the group following their meetings to get their immediate thoughts.   Links: ELC Program: Essential Funding for Public Health Lab Response Epidemiology and Laboratory Capacity fact sheet APHL Advocacy Priorities   Hill Day group: Chris Whelen – laboratory director, Hawaii Department of Health State Laboratories Division Sara Vetter – manager, Infectious Disease Laboratory, Minnesota Department of Health Public Health Laboratory Jennifer Rakeman – assistant commissioner, New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene Denise Toney – director, Virginia Division of Consolidated Laboratory Services Peter Kyriacopoulos – senior director of public policy, APHL Celia Hagan – manager of public policy, APHL Nisha Quasba – public policy intern, APHL