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Greetings!
Welcome to the City of Milwaukee Health Department’s web site dedicated to the Laboratory System Improvement Program (L-SIP) . The purpose of this site is to support our collective efforts to assess the performance of the Local Public Health Laboratory (LPHL) System in Milwaukee. The web site will also fulfill an ongoing role by providing a platform for communication about system improvement efforts that will follow the assessment.
Milwaukee’s L-SIP is a part of a larger national effort designed to strengthen state laboratory systems around the country. The City of Milwaukee is the first municipality to adapt and apply the program at the local level. There are several links on this site to the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL), the developer of L-SIP. These links will direct you to more detailed information about the program, public health laboratory systems, and the work of other localities who have been involved in L-SIP.
L-SIP is a collaborative effort of the Association of Public Health Laboratories and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. L-SIP was inspired and influenced by the National Public Health Performance Standards Program which was established in 2002. L-SIP represents the work of laboratories around the country who were involved in developing, reviewing, testing and refining materials through pilot and field testing and focus groups.
This site is designed to provide information about our scheduled L-SIP assessment, resources and contacts. After the assessment is completed on November 18, 2010 we will post the assessment results. As we move into the improvement phase, we will make available our strategic plans and information on the work of potential subcommittees.
We are pleased to offer this web site as an important tool in support of our collaborative efforts to strengthen the laboratory system in Milwaukee and to assure the protection the public’s health.
Best Regards,
M. Steve Gradus, Ph.D., D(ABMM)
Laboratory Director
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