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Lab Week 2024: Honoring Military Lab Professionals
The Defense Health Agency recognizes the Military Health System’s many dedicated laboratory professionals during Medical Laboratory Professionals Week, also known as Lab Week, April 14-20. Lab Week is an annual celebration to highlight and show appreciation for medical laboratory professionals and pathologists who play a vital role in every aspect of health care and are committed to improving patient care through innovative research, patient safety, and expertise.
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10/4/2004
The systematic collection, analysis, and interpretation of information on the health of a population and relevant health hazards, with timely dissemination of feedback to those who need it and can take action. Comprehensive health surveillance provides actionable health-related information to military and medical decision-makers, allowing optimal incorporation of prevention and protection into training, plans, and operations. A military surveillance system includes a routine functional capacity for data collection, analysis, and dissemination of information linked to military preventive medicine support of operations and training.
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