Public Health LaboratoriesSanwat Chaudhuri, PhDUtah Public Health Laboratoriesschaudhu@utah.gov

• Disease Prevention, Control & Surveillance

• Reference & Specialized Testing• Environmental Health & Protection• Food Safety• Emergency Preparedness• Integrated Data Management• Lab Improvement & Regulation• Policy Development• Training & Education• Partnerships & Communication• Research

Core Capabilities of a PHL

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• PHLs in Action

Overview

Environmental LaboratoriesDetect, identify, & monitor contaminants

in people and the environment.

Detect, identify & monitor. . .

. . . contaminants

. . .

. . .in people. . .

. . . and the environment.

Air Drinking Water

Other Water

Soil/Sediment

Blood/Urine

Microbiology 1 33 33 7 3

Inorganic Chemicals 1 26 20 5 6

Metals 12 40 32 28 27

Organic Chemical Compounds 1 21 14 9 3

Toxic Chemical Elements 1 11 9 5 2

Radiation/Radiochemistry 6 19 16 8 3

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• PHLs in Action

Overview

The Two Faces of K2

Adapted from Jeffery Moran, Arkansas Public Health Laboratory

Product Material & Packaging

* http://www.nytimes.com/2010/07/11/us/11k2.html

Arkansas K2 Research Consortium

• Statewide Surveillance• K2 Product Testing

• Testing of Human Specimens• State Regulations

• Basic Research• Poison Control Center

Translational Science

• Compiling Clinical Data & Samples

124 Different Products Submitted• Armageddon

• Astral Blast

• Blue Fire

• Cloud 10

• Coma

• Demon Ritual Botanical

• Funky Green Stuff

• Head Trip

• Herbal Incense

• K2

• K2 Blonde

• K2 Blue

• K2 Blueberry

• K2 Cloud 9

• K2 Melon

• K2 Pink

• K2 Summit

• K2 Watermelon

• K3

• K3 Ultimate

• Kush

• Legal Eagle

• Super Kush

• Texas Kush

• Utopia

• Voodoo Spice

• Zombie Twilight

Forensic Surveillance of K2 Cases in AR

46 Different Combinations of Compounds

JWH-081, JWH-250 (11%)JWH-018, JWH-073

(13%)

JWH-018

(14%)

AM2201 (10%)

JWH-203, JWH-250

(3%)

JWH-122, JWH-210

(4%)

JWH-250(3%)

RCS-4(3%)

AM2201, JWH-122, JWH-210

(3%)

AM2201, JWH-210

(5%)

Public Health LaboratoriesSanwat Chaudhuri, PhDUtah Public Health Laboratoriesschaudhu@utah.gov