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What We Do

Wisconsin's Local Public Health Laboratories
If you have ever wondered what your public health laboratory does to protect your community, this publication will help answer your questions.


THE ELEVEN CORE FUNCTIONS OF PUBLIC HEALTH LABORATORIES
(From the Association of Public Health Laboratories)

The national public health laboratory system is tasked with accomplishing the following core functions as part of their organizational capacity:

 

þ   Disease Prevention, Control and Surveillance

 

þ   Integrated Data Management

 

þ   Reference and Specialized Testing

 

þ   Environmental Health and Protection

 

þ   Food Safety

 

þ   Laboratory Improvement and Regulation

 

þ   Policy Development

 

þ   Emergency Response

 

þ   Public Health Related Research

 

þ   Training and Education

 

þ   Partnerships and Communication

 

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