Environmental Public Health Tracking & Public Health Labs Webinar Highlights

State Environmental Health Director Dr. Sam LeFevre led an engaging discussion on bridging the gap between laboratory data and environmental health tracking systems. He shared real-world examples of how labs can better support environmental health surveillance without getting bogged down in complex data systems. The webinar cut through the technical jargon to focus on what really works – practical ways to share lab results with tracking programs and turn that data into useful public health information. Dr. LeFevre drew from his field experience to show how other states have successfully connected their lab work with environmental health monitoring. Participants came away with clear ideas for strengthening these partnerships in their own programs and making their lab data work harder for environmental health.