To be a recognized leader in public health laboratory functions in order to improve and protect people's health and their environment. The Saskatchewan Disease Control Laboratory works with partners to: - Provide reference testing (other labs throughout Saskatchewan send us their specimens and cultures for verification and to provide more specific test results);
- Provide specialized screening and diagnostic testing;
- Conduct communicable disease detection, surveillance, infection control and prevention;
- Test and monitor water quality (environmental health);
- Maintain laboratory standards and quality assurance regulations;
- Anticipate, detect and respond to outbreak of communicable disease, food-borne illnesses and pandemic threats;
- Facilitate and support scientific research and training activities;
- Provide biosafety, containment, biohazard spill response programs;
- Serve as a centre for integrated disease and data management; and
- Develop and evaluate public health policies.
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