Overview of the Division of Laboratory Sciences, National Center for Environmental Health

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Laboratory Sciences.
• Description:
  Mission:
  
  Provide laboratory support that improves the detection, diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of environmental,
  
  tobacco-related, nutritional, newborn, selected chronic, and selected infectious diseases.
  
  Provide laboratory support that improves the rapid and accurate detection of chemical threats, radiologic threats,
  
  and selected toxins.
  
  Planning Strategies
  
  To accomplish its mission and goals, the Division of Laboratory Sciences (DLS) includes nine strategies in its planning process:
  
  1. Congressional, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), and National
  
  Center for Environmental Health (NCEH) requirements: Meet mandates and requirements from Congress, HHS, CDC, and NCEH.
  
  2. Health impact: Be certain that the public health impact of DLS laboratory efforts is substantive.
  
  3. Quality: Assure consistent, high-quality laboratory measurements as part of every planned project.
  
  4. State support: Assure that needs of state and local laboratories receive high priority.
  
  5. Gap analysis: Regularly conduct gap analyses to identify public health laboratory needs not being met.
  
  6. Low-hanging fruit: Regularly look for low-cost efforts that have a relatively high impact on health.
  
  7. Leverage efforts: Leverage DLS efforts by collaborating with federal and other partners.
  
  8. Integrate efforts: Integrate DLS efforts into NCEH/ATSDR, CDC, and HHS initiatives.
  
  9. Efficiency: Use DLS resources more efficiently and effectively
  
  CS334416-A
  
  DLS_Overview-508.pdf
  
  
• Subjects:
  Chemistry Techniques, Analytical Environmental Exposure Environmental Health Environmental Monitoring Laboratories Neonatal Screening Toxicology United States Government Agencies
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Name as Subject:
  National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Laboratory Sciences. ; National Center for Environmental Health (U.S.). Division of Laboratory Sciences.
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  21 numbered pages
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
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