Public Health Lab (Prov Lab)

Programs

Public Health Laboratories focus on infectious disease diagnosis and surveillance, assist in outbreak management diseases, and provide emergency response leadership when required. The role of the Public Health Laboratory in public health surveillance and the identification and confirmation of disease outbreaks is critically linked to the legislated responsibilities of Alberta’s Chief Medical Officer of Health and duties of the Medical Officers of Health prescribed in the Public Health Act. The following distinct public health core functions of Public Health Laboratory are identified below:

Environmental Microbiology and Food Microbiology

• Public Health Surveillance
• Communicable Disease Outbreak Detection and Investigation
• Public Health Emergency Response
• Biosafety, Bio-hazard Containment and Response
• Reference Laboratory for Specialized Testing
• Quality Assurance