Medical- Legal Partnerships: Integrating Lawyers into the Healthcare Team to Address the Social Determinants of Health

Speakers:

Ellen Lawton, Esq.,

Lead Research Scientist, Co- Principal Investigator, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership at GW Milken Institute School of Public Health, Bethany Hamilton, Esq., Community Healthcorps Program Officer, National Association of Community Health Centers

Marsha Regenstein, PhD,

Professor, Department of Health Policy, Milken Institute School of Public Health at George Washingston University, Director of Research & Evaluation, National Center for Medical- Legal Partnership

Summary of Session Goals:

Medical-Legal Partnership: Integrating Lawyers into the Healthcare Team to Address the Social Determinants of Health. This webinar will feature experts in public health and civil legal aid describing the public health capacity of the legal aid community and how to bridge between the community health center and the local legal aid agency to improve patient health. Participants will gain understanding of the civil legal aid community and how to optimize existing resources in both health and legal sectors.

Sponsor:

N2 PBRN Virtual Training Series (AHRQ, Grant No. 1P30-HS-021667)

Date/TIme:

Wednesday, July 16th, 2014, 3:00 – 4:00 PM EST

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