Posts By: kmarple

Sunday, December 4, 2016

Worcester Telegram: “Medical-legal partnership broadens health efforts to fight for social justice”

In many cases, unaddressed legal issues related to housing make people sick, keep them from recovering from illness, and worsen existing health...Read More

Wednesday, November 16, 2016

National Center co-director appointed to Healthy People 2030 Advisory Committee

On November 16, 2016, Joel Teitelbaum, JD, LLM, co-director of the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership, was appointed to the Department of...Read More

Monday, November 7, 2016

APA Monitor: “Care and Legal Help for Patients in Need”

Medical-legal partnerships bring lawyers and paralegals to health care teams to improve the health and well-being of underserved populations. A new piece...Read More

Wednesday, October 19, 2016

The Rural Monitor: “Bringing Law and Medicine Together to Help Rural Patients”

Rural areas tend to have fewer resources to address social determinants of health, and distance can make access to those resources a...Read More