Public Health Laboratory Systems: At the Crossroads

Ridderhof, John C.; Wilcke, Burton W.

doi:10.1177/00333549131280s201

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“…In addition, because state and local governments determine the needs of their communities and varying state laws and policies are in place that affect laboratory practices, numerous legal considerations and political ramifications are involved in transferring testing services out of state. [14][15][16] Recognizing the challenges of regionalization, APHL and CDC provided guidance and examined existing models and solutions for service sharing within and among states. 16,17 A CDC cross-agency steering group formed in 2012 recommended resources to incentivize creation of regional consortia as a priority to promote PHL sustainability and test sharing.…”

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Regional Consortia: A Framework for Public Health Laboratory Collaboration and Service Sharing

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Public health laboratories (PHLs) provide specialized testing services for programs focused on the prevention and control of communicable diseases, early detection of congenital disorders, testing for antimicrobial resistance, and identification of environmental contaminants, among other responsibilities. Although national public health programs and partners provide some funding support, training, and technical resources to PHLs, no dedicated funding is provided from federal programs to fully support comprehensive PHL services across the United States or the underlying infrastructure needed for PHLs to provide and ensure their core functions and capabilities. Public health laboratories have begun to rely on a “community of practice” approach to addressing various service needs by creating and formalizing regional consortia, which are organized groups of geographically clustered PHLs that share expertise, capacities, and capabilities to enhance PHL services. The number of states participating in these networks increased from 13 to 48 from 2015 to 2020, including participation by multiple local PHLs and a territorial PHL. These consortia have enabled strengthening of partnerships and collaboration among PHLs to address regional priorities and challenges. We explore the background and evolution of regional consortia, outline some of their practices and activities, review lessons learned from these successful collaborations, and discuss the positive effect they have on the national public health system.

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Regional Consortia: A Framework for Public Health Laboratory Collaboration and Service Sharing

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“…13 A 2013 Public Health Reports supplement examined the challenges and benefits of partnerships for laboratory efficiency and the sustainability of the PHL system. [14][15][16][17][18] More recently, studies have reported on a successful collaboration for controlling the transmission of multidrug-resistant organisms, 19 the role of partnerships in achieving HIV treatment targets, 20 and the importance of partnerships for the success of newborn screening programs. 21 These publications highlight the existing and proposed partnerships needed between PHLs and academic, industrial, and commercial partners, as well as with government agencies.…”

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