The WSLH Chemical Emergency Response (CER) team received two national awards at the Laboratory Response Network-Chemical meeting in Salt Lake City on April 24, 2025.
The WSLH CER Team won an Excellence in Partnership Award, which is given to a group which has made significant contributions to building and maintaining effective preparedness partnerships with multiple agencies or organizations
WSLH CER Manager Meshel Lange also won the Excellence in Leadership Award, which is given to an individual whose leadership has been instrumental in advancing the LRN-C mission.
The LRN-C is a national network of local and state public health laboratories that respond to chemical terrorism and other public health emergencies in the United States. Funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the LRN-C integrates 54 state and local public health laboratories that operate 24/7 to provide laboratory diagnostics and the surge capacity for chemical emergencies.
The WSLH is one of 10 Level 1 LRN-C labs in the country, offering the widest breadth of testing and response capabilities.