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:
- Linking Your Community-Based Partnerships to Improvements in Patient Care and Outcomes – March 19, 2026 | Register Now
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.
Our Facilitator: Ellen Lawton, JD, Consultant, NCMLP, EL Consulting.
Our Speakers:
– Omar Martinez, JD, MPH, MS, Professor, University of Central Florida College of Medicine
– Sheridan Green, PhD, MS, Associate Investigator, Director, PiER Center, Kaiser Permanente Colorado
Upcoming Community of Practice:
Building Effective Relationships & Funding Pitches to Strengthen and Sustain Multisectoral Community Partnerships – Apply Now
Application Deadline: March 27, 2026 at 6 PM ET
Apply now to join this four‑part, interactive training from the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) designed to build the communication skills needed to strengthen and sustain multisector partnerships legal aid teams. Participants will learn to craft compelling, funder‑aligned messages, improve partnership communication, and develop a customized pitch deck grounded in patient and community needs. This is a HRSA-funded training event designed to help health centers achieve their performance improvement goals in the Community Health and Health‑Related Needs domain through stronger collaboration, clearer value communication, and more strategic resource alignment.
Sessions will be held weekly on Wednesdays from April 1, 2026 through April 22, 2026 (2 p.m. – 4 p.m. ET). More details will be provided upon acceptance into the community of practice.
Our Facilitators:
- Ellen Lawton, JD, EL Consulting.
- Kate Marple, MSc, Who Tells the Story?
- Reha Manikandasmy, MS, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership.