Learning Opportunities

We host a range of free webinars and learning collaboratives to help health organizations incorporate legal expertise and services into their approach to addressing health-related social needs, and to help legal organizations align their service delivery with health partners.

Upcoming Learning Opportunities

Upcoming Webinars:

Webinar Series: A two-part webinar series designed to equip healthcare providers, legal professionals, public health practitioners, and community leaders with the knowledge and tools to strengthen health outcomes through data and collaboration at the nexus of environment, law, and health. This series highlights how environmental factors and disaster-driven legal needs influence community resilience in today’s complex health landscape. This webinar series will be facilitated by Keegan Warren, JD, LLM, Executive Director and Jasmine Kaur, MPH, Research Projects Coordinator from The Institute for Healthcare Access, Texas A&M Health.
  • Addressing Environmental Health Issues that Impact Health Outcomes – January 22, 2026 at 2pm ET | Register Now

The first webinar of this two-part series will demonstrate how environmental information can drive healthier, safer, and more resilient communities. Participants will explore practical sources and methods to identify environmental factors affecting health, enhance local capacity for prevention and response, and employ actionable strategies that align with national efforts to advance data‑driven decision‑making and community health readiness.

Our Guest Speaker:
– Patrick Murphy, President, Sierra Club.

  • Addressing Disaster-Driven Needs to Enhance Health Outcomes – January 29, 2026 at 2pm ET | Register Now

In the second webinar of this two-part series, healthcare and legal professionals will gain tools to tackle disaster-related challenges that affect patient care and community recovery. The session highlights strategies for addressing needs during and after disasters, while fostering strong partnerships for coordinated support.

Our Guest Speaker:
– Amelia Hoppe, Executive Director, Emergency Legal Responders.

Webinar Series – Improving Patient Care and Outcomes:
This three-part webinar series will guide health centers through the essential steps of establishing, integrating, and leveraging a medical-legal partnership (MLP) to enhance patient outcomes and advance performance improvement goals.
  • Establishing a Partnership to Improve Patient Care and Outcomes – January 28, 2026 at 2pm ET | Register Now

The first part of the series (Webinar 1) introduces the core components and activities of a MLP, the role of MLP in addressing patients’ health related needs to improve care and outcomes, and how to lay the foundation for establishing a strong MLP. Participants will explore different models of MLPs (e.g., highlighting variations in staffing and funding) and, in preparation for subsequent sessions, begin to learn about approaches for seamless integration of MLP services into health center operations. This part of the webinar series provides health center staff with a foundational understanding of the MLP approach, its components, and implementation planning.

  • Operationalizing a Partnership to Improve Patient Care and Outcomes – February 26, 2026 | Registration Coming Soon

Join NCMLP’s three-part series to learn how to operationalize a medical-legal partnership (MLP) within health center workflows to improve care coordination and patient outcomes. Discover best practices for screening, referrals, legal interventions, and compliance strategies that align MLPs with performance goals.

  • Linking Your Community-Based Partnerships to Improvements in Patient Care and Outcomes – March 19, 2026 | Registration Coming Soon

This final part of the webinar series (Webinar 3) will focus on understanding and assessing how an medical-legal partnership (MLP) has contributed to a health center’s performance improvement in the areas of patient care and outcomes. The webinar will highlight how MLPs can contribute to health center performance improvement by aligning with key metrics such as Uniform Data System (UDS) measures, quality improvement benchmarks, and value-based care initiatives. Participants will receive information about tools and strategies for demonstrating the return on investment (ROI) of an MLP, making a strong case for long-term funding and sustainability.