The Association of Public Health Laboratories invites its membership to nominate individuals for the Champion of the Public Health Laboratory Award. This award recognizes federal, state and local elected officials and executive branch employees who have recognized the importance of state and local governmental laboratories that perform testing of public health significance either through support of legislation or federal agency decisions. The work for which they are being nominated should have occurred within the past two years.
Formal recognition for the APHL Champion of the Public Health Laboratory Award was presented during the awards breakfast at APHL's Annual Meeting.
Past Winners