At a glance
Find resources to help you celebrate Lab Week.
Purpose
Join us as we celebrate the 51st Medical Laboratory Professionals Week! This annual event recognizes clinical and public health laboratory professionals for their contributions to the health of our communities.
Laboratory professionals play a critical role in clinical care, public health, and emergency response systems to protect the health of our nation.
Our theme "Laboratory Professionals Safeguard Health" highlights and celebrates their vital role in public health and patient care.
How to use this toolkit
Use this digital toolkit to show your support and gratitude of laboratory professionals for their significant contributions to public health by sharing the following with your colleagues and networks:
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Messaging
Main message:
Laboratory professionals play a critical role in clinical care, public health, and emergency response systems to protect the health of our nation. DLS’s 2026 Lab Week theme “Laboratory Professionals Safeguard Health” celebrates their valuable role in public health and patient care.
Sub message 1:
Laboratory professionals are highly skilled. They train for years to perform laboratory testing with precision and apply rigorous quality and safety best practices to generate vital scientific data used to inform and deliver accurate laboratory test results.
Sub message 2:
Laboratory professionals play a vital role in healthcare. They partner closely with healthcare providers to provide critical test results to patients that help determine the right treatment at the right time.
Sub message 3:
Laboratory professionals keep us safe. They stand ready to investigate and respond to emerging health threats and supply the clinical and public health communities with laboratory data used to safeguard the nation's health.
