Laboratory Science and Public Health at CDC

Laboratory technology is essential to public health practitioners for monitoring threats to public health and for diagnosing and monitoring disease in individuals. It provides essential information for effective public health interventions, whether monitoring emerging infectious diseases and pathoge...

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Published in:MMWR. Morbidity and mortality weekly report 2006-12, Vol.55, p.5
Main Authors: Steinberg, Karen K, Nicholson, J
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Disease control
Disease prevention
Health promotion
Infectious diseases
Medical laboratories
Medical technology
Public health
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Summary:Laboratory technology is essential to public health practitioners for monitoring threats to public health and for diagnosing and monitoring disease in individuals. It provides essential information for effective public health interventions, whether monitoring emerging infectious diseases and pathogens and screening newborns for devastating disorders that can be prevented by early intervention; or developing the capacity to quickly screen for exposure to chemical and biologic agents. From CDC's beginnings, its expertise in laboratory science has played a vital role in accomplishing its public health mission both domestically and internationally, a role that continues to grow as advances in technology are developed and used in the service of promoting health and quality of life. Steinberg and Nicholson discuss the role of the laboratory in infectious and chronic diseases and in environmental health.
ISSN:0149-2195
1545-861X