AWS Public Sector Blog
Author: Rachel Shepherd
Rachel is a senior specialist in Informatics at the Association of Public Health Laboratories. For the last decade, Rachel has been working with public health laboratories to strengthen informatics infrastructure and advance data exchange capabilities. She currently leads the partner engagement efforts for Detor.
How APHL transforms public health data exchange with AWS to save newborn lives
The Association of Public Health Laboratories (APHL) works to build effective laboratory systems in the US and globally, representing state and local governmental health labs that monitor and detect public health threats. In 2024, APHL successfully applied for the AWS invite-only category of the AWS Imagine Grant, the Children’s Health Innovation Award. Working with their healthcare technology partner Ruvos, APHL received grant funding that included both cash and AWS credits to advance Detor, an electronic test order and result (ETOR) solution developed with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.