The Private Bar: Partner for Healthy Communities


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Panelists:

Sylvia Caley, Supervising Attorney, Health Law Partnership (HeLP), Atlanta, GA
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Dale Hetzler, JD, General Counsel, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Atlanta, GA
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Hal Katz, JD, Brown McCarroll, LLP, and Chair, Public Health & Policy Interest Group, Health Law Section, American Bar Association, Austin, TX
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Charity Scott, JD, Professor of Law, Director, Center for Law, Health & Society, Georgia State University, College of Law, Atlanta, GA
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Moderator:

Lori H. Spencer, JD, Smith Moore, LLP, Atlanta, GA; and President, Public Health Law Association

Learning Objectives:

By the close of this session, conference participants will be able to:

  • Outline mechanisms to engage the private bar in public health efforts;
  • Identify legal and other barriers to instituting private bar/public health collaborations;
  • Suggest practical ways in which legal interventions can be used to enhance the benefit of health care services; and
  • Identify tools and resources available to assist public health professionals, private bar attorneys, and community advocates to develop and implement novel programs relating to the use of law to promote healthy communities.


Contents
Overview
Session Materials
Student Abstracts
Background
Evaluation & CE Credits
Acknowledgements