The laboratory facility has media and reagent preparation capabilities allowing it to support an extensive array of high complexity laboratory-developed tests on food samples, environmental samples, and clinical (human) specimens.Īs important as infrastructure is, it is through communication and collaboration with other partners in the Department and community that the laboratory achieves its mission. It includes two BSL 3 suites making it the only laboratory in the tricounty area (Monterey, Santa Cruz, and San Benito) designed for safe handling of aerosol transmissible diseases such as tuberculosis and valley fever. The current public health laboratory facility, commissioned in 2009, is located in the main health department building and was designed from the ground up by and for lab personnel. The original Public Health Laboratory Monterey County was co-located in the County Hospital. By the 1970’s there were 39 LPHLs located throughout California. Mutual Aid & Assistance in the WatersectorĬDC Role in Federal Response to Biological Contamination of Waterįollowing World War II there was a surge of federal funding for local health administrations with the passage of the Public Health Assistance Act of 1948, providing federal resources for the establishment of Local Public Health Laboratories across California. Regional Environmental Health System Workshop Materials Enhanced Care Management - Formerly known as Whole Person Care.Opioid Safety Information and Resources.Reducir el acceso de los jovenes al tabaco.Sexually Transmitted Disease Partner Notification Services.SAM's Guide to Monterey Family Resources.Nutrition & Fitness Collaborative of the Central Coast.Monterey County Maternal Child and Adolescent Health Advisory Group Meeting.Maternal, Child, Adolescent Health (MCAH) +.County of Monterey Employee Wellness Program +.Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program +.
Resources for Monterey County Department of Social Services.Health Care Program for Children in Foster Care.Child Health and Disability Prevention (CHDP) +.
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