Wednesday, January 21, 2015
This chart outlines some of the most common social problems faced by vulnerable communities, and how legal expertise and services can help mitigate their negative impact on health and health care. It can be used as a training tool and also to help communicate the value of an MLP. ...Read More
Friday, January 9, 2015
Three articles in the National Association of Community Health Center magazine trace the origins of medical-legal partnership and feature interviews with health center CEOs about why they embrace legal services at their clinics....Read More
Monday, October 27, 2014
The Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA), part of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, modified its funding eligibility rules to allow health centers to use federal “enabling services” funds to pay for on-site civil legal aid to help meet the primary care needs of the population and communities they serve....Read More
Tuesday, September 23, 2014
In cross industry collaboration, success depends on developing common language. Using medical-legal partnership as a case study, this blog post explains how social change partners can work to understand their shared "why" before defining service delivery...Read More
