Healthy People
Healthy People is a federal program that sets data-driven national objectives to improve health and well-being over the course of each decade. We ensure public health laboratories are represented in this critical plan.
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Healthy People and Public Health Laboratories
To continue the mission of its predecessors—Healthy People 2010 and 2020—the Healthy People 2030 plan affirms that public health laboratories continue to be an integral component of national laboratory systems along with clinical, environmental and agricultural laboratories.
APHL's Role in Healthy People 2030
Healthy People Champion
In 2022, the Office of Disease Prevention and Health Promotion recognized APHL as a Healthy People 2030 Champion.
Developmental Objectives
We were instrumental in creating two developmental objectives within the Public Health Infrastructure category. These objectives aim to assess public health laboratory services and the use of emerging technology.
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PHI-2030-D04
Increase the proportion of state public health laboratories that provide comprehensive laboratory services to support emerging public health issues.
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PHI-2030-D05
Increase the proportion of state public health laboratories that have implemented emerging technology to provide enhanced laboratory services.
Data Collection
The developmental status of the two objectives means they are high-priority public health issues that have evidence-based interventions to address them, but do not yet have reliable baseline data. To collect the needed data on these two objectives, we created the Public Health Laboratory Capability Assessment, which is conducted biennially.
System Coordination
APHL continues to coordinate with our partners to create seamless state and national systems for comprehensive laboratory services to support the public's health—services necessary to counter biological and chemical threats, emerging infections and natural disasters.