Alabama Department of Public Health
History
History
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In 1907, the state established a public health laboratory to ensure the quality of drinking water and milk. In 1910 it created a [Hookworm](/wiki/Hookworm "Hookworm") Commission. The commission was mostly funded by the Rockefeller Fund. In 1918, Alabama ranked eleven amongst the twelve Southern states in funding of public health. In 2021, [USNews](/wiki/U.S._News_%26_World_Report "U.S. News & World Report") ranks Alabama's public health 45th out of 50 states and DC.

Around 2010, the **Bureau of Clinical Laboratories** moved to [Prattville](/wiki/Prattville "Prattville").


When was a public health laboratory established in Alabama?