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
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• Subjects:
  • Chemistry Techniques, Analytical
  • Environmental Exposure
  • Environmental Health
  • Environmental Monitoring
  • Laboratories
  • Neonatal Screening
  • Toxicology
  • United States Government Agencies
• Document Type:
  Pamphlet (or booklet)
• Corporate 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
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/126046/cdc_126046_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 3.79 MB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
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