The MidAmerica Public Health
Law Emergency Response Committee
www.PHELEGALRESPONSE.org
The not-for-profit Committee is based in St. Louis, Missouri. Its members
support legal preparedness in the
public health system to address terrorism and other public health priorities;
promote continuing education
in legal and health communities; and strengthen partnerships among elected
officials, legal and health professionals, government entities and law
enforcement agencies. Its members include representatives of the
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention, American Bar Association Health Law Section and Missouri
Department of Health & Senior Services. Supporters include state
bar associations in Missouri, Illinois and Kansas, the Bar Association
of Metropolitan St. Louis, Saint Louis
University Law School and Saint Louis University School of Public Health
Institute for Biosecurity.
The Centers for Disease Control
and Prevention (CDC)
www.cdc.gov
The CDC is one of the 13 major operating components of The U.S. Department
of Health and Human Services. Since it was founded in 1946 to help control
malaria, CDC has worked at the forefront of public health efforts to prevent
and control infectious and chronic diseases, injuries, workplace hazards,
disabilities and environmental health threats. Today, CDC is globally
recognized for conducting research and investigations and for its action
oriented approach. CDC applies research and findings to improve people’s
daily lives and responds to health emergencies – something that
distinguishes CDC from its peer agencies. Phone 800.311.3435.
The Missouri Department of Health
and Senior Services
www.dhss.mo.gov
Originally established in 1883, today the Department’s services
are divided among three programmatic
divisions: Community Health, Environmental Health & Communicable Disease
Prevention; Senior Services;
and Regulation. Its Center for Emergency Response & Terrorism, in
addition to other duties, provides direction
for terrorism and bioterrorism planning and response within the Department
and among local/state agencies.
In addition the Center maintains the Department Situation Room, staffed
24/7, to ensure functional abilities
as a command and control center in the event of emergencies. Phone 573.751.6400.
The Illinois State Bar Association
www.illinoisbar.org
The Illinois State Bar Association, founded 1977, is a voluntary organization
dedicated to promoting the
interests of the legal profession and improving the administration of
justice, the quality of members’
professional lives, and their relations with the public. Today, its 37
substantive law sections and 32 standing committees serve a membership
that exceeds 30,000. The Illinois State Bar Association provides services
not only to lawyers, but also education and services to the public. Phone
217.525.1760.
The Kansas Bar Association (KBA)
www.ksbar.org
The KBA, founded 1882, today has more than 6,500 members, including lawyers,
judges, law students and
legal assistants. It is dedicated to advancing professionalism and legal
skills of lawyers; promoting the
interests of the legal profession; advocating positions on law-related
issues; encouraging public understanding
of the law; and promoting the effective administration of our system of
justice. Phone 785.234.5696.
The Missouri Bar Association
www.mobar.org
The preamble to Missouri Supreme Court Rule 7, which created the Missouri
state bar in 1944, says the action
was taken “for the purpose of aiding the lawyers of Missouri in
the perfection of a means of organization that
will best aid them in the discharge of their public duty.” That
public duty is to “strive at all times to uphold
the honor and maintain the dignity of the profession and to improve not
only the law but the administration
of justice.” All lawyers who practice in Missouri are required to
belong to The Missouri Bar. Phone 513.635.4128.
The Bar Association of Metropolitan St. Louis (BAMSL)
www.bamsl.org
In1874, 100 members of the St. Louis bar and bench convened to organize
themselves professionally.
Their forum was the Old Courthouse, known as the place where Dred Scott
filed his first state court action
seeking his freedom. Today, BAMSL membership exceeds 6,000 lawyers, judges,
paralegals and law firm administrators. Standing committees exceed 80
in number, and there are nine sections and one division.
It is a leading voice for the organized bar in legislative, governmental
and public affairs. Phone 314.421.4134.
Saint Louis University School of Law
http://law.slu.edu
Saint Louis University School of Law, established in 1843, was the first
law school west of the Mississippi.
Today, the School of Law offers Juris Doctor and Master of laws degrees,
and Dual Degree Programs.
It is nationally recognized for its health law program. Professors in
the Center for Health Law Studies work
with major health organizations and often are cited in authoritative publications.
Phone 314.977.2766.
Saint Louis University School of Public Health Institute
for Biosecurity
http://bioterrorism.slu.edu
The mission of the Institute for Biosecurity is to provide public health
and emergency response professionals
with the education needed for preparedness, response, recovery and mitigation
of emerging public health
threats, and for the Institute to conduct research that will contribute
to the development of national policies
to address these threats. Phone 314.977.8257.