About the Conference Co-Sponsors

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
The Nation's Prevention Agency

CDC is the lead federal agency for protecting the health and safety of people - at home and abroad - providing credible information to enhance health decisions, and promoting health through strong partnerships. CDC serves as the national focus for developing and applying disease prevention and control, environmental health, and health promotion and education activities. CDC is located in Atlanta, Georgia, and is an agency of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Visit the websites of CDC at www.cdc.gov and the CDC Public Health Law Program at www.phppo.cdc.gov/od/phlp.

American Society of Law, Medicine & Ethics
Where Multidisciplinary Education Improves Practice

ASLME is a non-profit interdisciplinary educational association whose mission is to provide high-quality scholarship, debate, and critical thought to the community of professionals at the intersection of law, medicine, health care, policy and ethics. ASLME provides a dynamic forum for its members to engage in a valuable exchange of ideas from a wide range of perspectives. ASLME achieves this goal through two nationally acclaimed journals, the American Journal of Law & Medicine and the Journal of Law, Medicine & Ethics, and by holding national educational symposia on topics of interest to its membership. ASLME is located in Boston, Massachusetts.