History
- 1899 American Public Health Association formed the Committee of Laboratories
- 1921 Southern Public Health Laboratory Association (SPHLA) formed
- 1927 SPHLA became State Laboratory Directors Conference and opened membership to other states
- 1939 SPHLA changed its name to Conference of State and Provincial Laboratory Directors
- 1951 Association of State and Territorial Public Health Laboratory Directors founded
- 1998 Renamed the Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) and became a more inclusive organization with new membership categories
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