Laboratory

Public Health Lab News

► See the 'Lab Intern Presentations" link to the right to hear/watch past AHEC interns talk about their experiences at our lab!

► Recent APHL Articles Feature MHDL Testing & Staff  

• Allergen Testing, published in the Spring 2011 APHL Lab Matters magazine
• Beach Water Testing, featured in the Summer 2011 issue of Bridges (pages 6-7)  

► Public Health Reports, 125(S2).  Public Health Laboratories 
     This Supplemental publication describes the concept of the State Public Health Laboratory System and the role of local public health laboratories. 

Mission Statement

"To assist the Department in guarding the public health by providing quality laboratory services for monitoring acute and chronic diseases and the environment through assessment, surveillance, epidemiology and dissemination of information."

Vision Statement

"To continue to provide quality service, to both internal and external customers of our public health laboratory in response to dynamic epidemiological variables and to be responsive to the changing demands of the health community."

Laboratory Description

• 23 Employees

• 18 Laboratory Scientists / Technologists

• 2 - Laboratory Sections: 1) Clinical & Environmental Microbiology and 2) Chemistry, Virology and Molecular Science. 

Certifications

• Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment Certification 
• Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendment Certification  for the Keenan Health Center
• Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade, and Consumer Protection Laboratory Certification