Housing

Marianela and Refnely Jaime -- Providence, RI

Housing

Written by: Adam Sege

Three year old Refnely kept getting sick. In one winter alone, she was taken to the emergency room three times for pneumonia, and she was losing weight and developing rashes.

Three year old Refnely kept getting sick. In one winter alone, she was taken to the emergency room three times for pneumonia, and she was losing weight and developing rashes...

Population Served:

Pediatrics

Site:

Rhode Island Medical-Legal Partnership for Children

These [medical-legal partnerships] address the causes of health challenges like malnutrition, homelessness, life-threatening asthma, or the choice between paying for food or medicine. Medical-legal partnership programs help people navigate complex systems that alter the social determinants of health. They secure income supports, get rid of mold in the rental apartment, and involve health care providers in the policy process to tackle patterns that affect many individuals.

Martha Minow, Dean of the Faculty of Law at Harvard University and Legal Services Corporation Board Member

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