About CDC OneLab
OneLab’s goal is to bridge, train, and sustain a
capacity-building community among public health and clinical laboratory professionals to support rapid, large-scale responses to public health emergencies.
As part of the OneLab initiative, the OneLab Network was launched as a collaborative network between laboratory education and training professionals and CDC to:
- Identify and respond to urgent COVID-19 training needs
- Share and disseminate free education and training resources to help learners prepare for challenges related to COVID-19 and other public health emergencies
- Connect clinical laboratories and exchange lessons learned and best practices
View the OneLab Network Year in Review Newsletter.
Access materials and recordings from prior network meetings.
2400+
OneLab Network Members
65%
Engaged in Training Oversight & Development
1300+
Unique Laboratories Represented
83%
Perform COVID-19 Testing
Stats As of May 2022.
To support the development and dissemination of relevant and timely education and training resources for OneLab, CDC conducted a Training Needs Assessment in February 2021, consisting of an electronic survey and multiple focus groups.
The training needs assessment resulted in the identification of four cross-cutting needs for the clinical laboratory community, and three education and training areas of need: technical topics, preparedness and emergency operations, and crisis leadership.
In response, CDC OneLab is developing new education and training resources, and leveraging existing resources in response to findings, including:
• [new] For more information on CDC’s OneLab initiative, please email OneLab@cdc.gov.