The Public Health & Policy Interest Group provides leadership to the ABA Health Law Section, and the ABA at large, in the area of public health and policy matters. The Interest Group members will monitor developments on matters as diverse as control of disease and other public health threats outside of institutional settings, balancing privacy and other civil rights against public health considerations and education of the public concerning public health and policy issues. The Interest Group will also become involved in the interaction of state and local bar associations with local public health officials to promote public health and policy initiatives. The Interest Group provides a forum for members with differing educational backgrounds to focus on public health and policy issues and initiatives. The Interest Group also coordinates its activities with other Interest Groups, such as Medical Research and Clinical Ethical Issues, as well as with organizations outside of the ABA, such as the federal Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

2007-2008 Interest Group Action Plan 

Access To Healthcare:

• Uniform Interstate Emergency Healthcare Services Act
• Kellogg Foundation (Healthcare Coverage and the Uninsured)
• Commonwealth Fund (Insurance and the Uninsured)
• The Government Performance Project, State Health Care

Access the following link to join the Public Health & Policy Interest Group and List Serve.

Current Interest Group Roster (221 members)
(Accessible to ABA Members)

Chairs

Chair
Priscilla D. Keith
Health & Hospital Corporation of Marion County
General Counsel
3838 N. Rural Street
Indianapolis, IN 46205-2930
T: 317/221-3136 F: 317/221-2008
pkeith@hhcorp.org

Vice Chairs
Michael DeLucia
Department of Justice of the State of New Hampshire
33 Capitol St.
Concord, NH 03301
T: 603/271-1288 F: 603/223-6220
michael.delucia@doj.nh.gov

Howard Kaufman
Boca Raton, FL 33433-6158
T: 561/395-1705
hkaufmanmdjd@aol.com

Clifford M. Rees
Santa Fe, NM 87508-4825
T: 505/272-6240 F: 505/272-6259
cmrees118@msn.com

Melisa Laura Thombley
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Public Health Law Program, MS D-30
1600 Clifton Rd.
Atlanta, GA 30333
T: 404/639-5033
mthombley@cdc.gov

LIASONS

Government Submissions & Policy
Membership - VACANT

Technology
David M. Joyal
Pitney Hardin, LLP
New York, NY 10036-7311
T: 212/297-5808 F: 212/682-3485
djoyal@pitneyhardin.com

Past Program Resources

• May 16, 2006: Free IG Teleconference: Maryland Fair Share Health Care Access Legislation "The Wal-Mart Bill" - Audio
• May 18-20, 2006: Are You Ready? Public Health Emergencies and the Law Legal Response in Epidemics,Terrorist Attacks and Natural Catastrophes
• June 14-16, 2006: The Public's Health & the Law in the 21st Century