Public Health Preparedness and Response Leaders Honored by APHL
(firmenpresse) - SILVER SPRING, MD -- (Marketwire) -- 10/12/12 -- The presented awards to leaders in the field of public health preparedness and response during the in Denver, Colorado. Recipients included representatives from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), state public health laboratories and a national association.
The following awards were given:
for the depth and effectiveness of their public health preparedness efforts over the last decade.
for building and sustaining a resilient sentinel laboratory training network within Delaware and the region.
Chemical Threat Program for outreach to organizations and groups, including hospitals, poison control centers, law enforcement, public health, public schools and the environmental community to enhance awareness of chemical threats and preparedness for emergency response.
for developing strong relationships with military partners to enhance preparedness within the state.
for fostering collaborations and for positively influencing the network and its members.
for making significant contributions to the advancement of LRN practice and policies and for positively influencing the network and its members.
Dr. Bill Nauschuetz, program manager for US Army Lab Response in the US Army Medical Command, for his commitment to promoting and furthering the mission of the LRN.
Bonnie Rubin, assistant director for planning and development at the , for promoting and furthering the mission of the LRN through exemplary leadership and continual momentum, working across state, federal and non-governmental organizations.
Dr. Todd Parker, training coordinator at CDC, for significant contributions to training activities for advancement of the LRN for Biological Threat Preparedness and Response.
Dr. Harvey Holmes, branch chief of the Laboratory Preparedness and Response Branch in the at CDC, for his unrelenting work, leadership and support of implementation of quality initiatives to strengthen the LRN.
Dr. Anne S. Hutchins, public health scientist in the for her instrumental work to advance the LRN and for significant contributions to laboratory science, practice and management.
Congratulations to all award winners.
The Association of Public Health Laboratories is a national non-profit located in Silver Spring, MD, that is dedicated to working with members to strengthen governmental laboratories with a public health mandate. By promoting effective programs and public policy, APHL strives to provide public health laboratories with the resources and infrastructure needed to protect the health of US residents and to prevent and control disease globally.
This release was 100% funded with funds from a federal program. APHL received $150,000 from the CDC to convene the 2012 LRN National Meeting, which brought together over 300 attendees from local, state and federal agencies and other non-governmental partners engaged in laboratory preparedness and response activities.
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