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Partnership Employment Opportunities
Full-time
The University of California Hastings College of the Law is recruiting for a teaching/supervising faculty position. This is a Long Term Contract Faculty position with a three-year plus contract period beginning March 1, 2012, and ending June 30, 2015. Funding for the second and third years of the contract is contingent. Each year of the contract shall be an 11-month term with one month of vacation.
Partnership News
Friday, October 28, 2011
We are happy to welcome eight new members to the MLP Network Advisory Council!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Congratulations to Paula Gomez and David Hall of the Medico-Legal Partnership of RioGrande Valley, who were honored by the White House Champions of Change program!
Friday, October 7, 2011
We are now accepting session proposals for the 2012 MLP Summit!
All are invited to submit proposals on any aspect of medical-legal partnership – from ways to strengthen and sustain core activities to innovations for specific populations. Proposals are due November 4, 2011 to MLPSummit2012@gmail.com.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Mark Your Calendars for the 2012 MLP Summit!
The 7th annual MLP Summit, “MLP: Innovative Solutions for a Healthier Community,” will take place March 26-27, 2012 in San Antonio, TX. Join MLP practitioners and other leaders in the healthcare and legal communities as we explore themes including quality of care, transforming health and legal practices and new innovations in MLP.
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
Do you know someone doing exceptional work who works hard to improve health or access to health care in his or her community? Or someone who has solved a daunting community health problem? If so, nominate your local health hero for a 2012 Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Community Health Leaders award.
Friday, September 30, 2011
It is our pleasure to announce that the outstanding team at the Medico-Legal Partnership RioGrande Valley in Brownsville, TX has been selected for the White House Champions of Change program, which honors innovative individuals working on behalf of their communities.
Monday, September 26, 2011
The MLP for Health Act was introduced on September 22, 2011 by Senators Tom Harkin (D-IA), Patrick Leahy (D-VT) and Daniel Inouye (D-HI). We would like to thank the MLP Network for their outstanding advocacy efforts, as well as our many partners that have helped to make this opportunity a reality!
Friday, September 23, 2011
The National Center would like to commend the Medical-Legal Bay Area Regional Coalition (M-BARC) and West Coast MLPs on a wonderful conference! Nearly 150 members of the healthcare and legal communities attended the first West Coast MLP Conference, held on September 16 at UC Hastings School of Law.
Friday, September 16, 2011
A reminder for upcoming conference calls, and thank you to those who submitted applications for membership to the new NAC.
Friday, September 9, 2011
NPR Boston discusses how MLP and other programs expand the definition of healthcare. Listen to the broadcast or read the article.
Friday, September 2, 2011
As part of our commitment to an open and transparent process, we will be providing Special MLP Updates every other week with information around the National Center's current transition.
Friday, August 26, 2011
The National Center is thrilled to announce the release of a new textbook on MLP!
Thursday, August 25, 2011
The National Center is thrilled to announce the release of the first-ever textbook on MLP, "Poverty, Health & Law: Readings and Cases for Medical-Legal Partnership." Featuring contributions from more than 60 leaders across the MLP Network, the textbook includes discussions, best practices and case examples for health and legal practitioners serving vulnerable populations nationwide.
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
As of August 3, 2011, a new non-profit corporate entity has been established for the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership. Read more about this exciting transition, and what it means for MLP!
Friday, August 5, 2011
Please join us in saluting Brandy Gonzales, MLP Network Coordinator, as she heads to law school this fall.
Friday, July 22, 2011
Medical and legal champions from Health Law Partnership, an MLP in Atlanta, GA, write about providing integrated care by adding lawyers to the healthcare team.
Friday, July 8, 2011
Come learn about issues that affect patient-clients in Western states, including healthcare reform and how to work collaboratively to address social and health inequities. The first ever West Coast MLP Conference, organized by the Medical-Legal Bay Area Regional Coalition (M-BARC) will take place Friday, September 16, 2011 at the UC Hastings College of Law in San Francisco.
Friday, June 24, 2011
Learn more about Affordable Care Act funding opportunities for MLPs!
Monday, June 13, 2011
New issue brief from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Commission to Build a Healthier America focuses on Health Impact Assessment as a tool for promoting health, with a spotlight on the National Center’s HIA project on “smart metering” in Chicago.
Monday, June 6, 2011
Dr. Barry Zuckerman reports on recent and ongoing events at the National Center.
Partnership Resources
May 19, 2009 - 2:29pm
Article concludes that children’s asthma is associated with reduced parental employment among single parents and increased welfare receipt among single- and 2-parent families. These associations with children’s asthma may have implications for policy makers interested in increasing employment and decreasing welfare use.
CITATION:
The Association of Childhood Asthma with Parental Employment and Welfare Receipt. Journal of the American Medical Women’s Association. Winter 2002. LA Smith, JL Hatcher & R Wertheimer.
February 17, 2009 - 9:42pm (Updated: February 17, 2009 - 10:00pm)
Each year, the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership surveys partnership sites across the country on a range of topics from funding to evaluation to program challenges.
The 2008 medical-legal partnership site survey report shares data from 54 partnerships in the MLP Network.
May 19, 2009 - 1:20pm
Article examines advocacy as part of residency training:
There is a place for advocacy training in pediatric residencies if the focus is on learning techniques that make one more effective in supporting a cause or causes.
CITATION:
Advocacy is Not a Specialty.
Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine. 2005; 159:892. AB Bergman.
February 18, 2009 - 12:36am
The National Center evaluates the health impacts of public policies outside of the traditional health domain, such as utility access and housing subsidies for medically ill low-income people. CHIAs offer an objective, evidence- and experience- based method through which to evaluate the implications of policy, regulations, and legislation for children's health and well-being.
January 29, 2009 - 6:25pm
In December 2007, the American Academy of Pediatrics passed a resolution in support of medical-legal partnership, encouraging members to partner with legal services providers.
January 29, 2009 - 6:23pm
In August 2007, the American Bar Association passed a resolution in favor of medical-legal partnership, praising their holistic approach to health and advancement of preventive law.
January 20, 2010 - 9:37pm (Updated: January 20, 2010 - 10:02pm)
There is currently strong language in the House healthcare reform bill for an MLP federal demonstration project. During this webinar, Ellen Lawton, executive director of the National Center and partners from the Podesta Group, provide an update on the status of the bill and outline strategies for Congressional outreach.
A second webinar will be offered specifically for MLP Capitol Hill Day participants.
Please note that there was a ten-minute audio glitch during this webinar that has been edited out. The attached PDF slides have the information that was skipped.
February 17, 2009 - 11:04pm
In March 2008, the National Center and MLP | Boston conducted a legal needs assessment in Boston Medical Center's pediatric emergency department. This was one of the first studies to conduct an assessment of legal needs of a hospital-based population in which factors that may affect access to or utilization of legal assistance are also measured. The IRB approved study included a two part-survey -- a self-administered survey in the waiting room and a follow-up phone interview.
December 9, 2009 - 7:32pm (Updated: January 13, 2010 - 10:41am)
The law firm of Ropes & Gray LLP recently adopted a clinic at the Dorchester House Multi-Service Center. Working with Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston, pro bono attorneys from Ropes & Gray now staff the legal clinic at Dorchester House.
The webinar explores how medical-legal partnerships can work with private law firms to build infrastructure for health center adoption.
Presenters: Danielle Pelfrey Duryea, Associate, Ropes & Gray LLP
Michelle Garvin, Partner, Ropes & Gray LLP
Samantha Morton, Executive Director, Medical-Legal Partnership | Boston
Rosalyn Garbose Nasdor, Pro Bono Coordinator, Ropes & Gray
Kelly Scott-Flood, Attorney, American Bar Association
October 14, 2010 - 12:13pm
Dr. Ed Paul, Medical Champion of the Tucson Family Advocacy Program, composed a list of general competencies regarding Common Residency Program Requirements. In this document, Dr. Paul also explains the importance of the relationship between MLPs and residency programs.
February 17, 2009 - 9:59pm
The National Center is developing a framework for conceptualizing how unmet legal needs affect health and developmental outcomes for children and families. The framework will provide an adaptable logic model that links program activities to the mechanisms through which disparities may develop and through which the program can effect positive change.
The emerging framework draws on a variety of efforts including this 2007 concept mapping project by Cornell University and MLP | Boston and related localized projects and academic papers.
February 17, 2009 - 10:20pm
The first part of the study was this self-administered survey offered to all adults in the waiting area who are the parent or guardian of a child being seen as a patient in the department. Those who completed the self-administered survey were invited to participate in a follow-up telephone interview in which subjects are asked to respond to questions related to the social and legal concerns identified in the self-administered survey.
May 19, 2009 - 2:20pm (Updated: May 19, 2009 - 2:31pm)
Study concluded that welfare recipients and applicants with chronically ill children face substantial barriers to employment, including high child health care use rates and missed work. The welfare reform reauthorization scheduled to occur later in 2002 should address
the implications of chronic child illness for parental employment.
CITATION:
Employment Barriers Among Welfare Recipients and Applicants with Chronically Ill Children. American Journal of Public Health. 2002; 92 (9): 1453-1457. LA Smith, D Romero, PR Wood, NS Wampler, W Chavkin & PH Wise.
February 18, 2009 - 12:38am
The National Center evaluates the health impacts of public policies outside of the traditional health domain, such as utility access and housing subsidies for medically ill low-income people. CHIAs offer an objective, evidence- and experience- based method through which to evaluate the implications of policy, regulations, and legislation for children's health and well-being.
May 19, 2009 - 11:11am
ABSTRACT:
Urban children and families reported a significant burden of healthrelated social problems yet infrequent pediatric screening or referral for these problems. Of families who reported receiving referrals, a majority contacted the recommended agencies and found them helpful. This study also demonstrates the feasibility of using a computer-based questionnaire to identify health-related social problems in a routine outpatient clinic setting.
CITATION:
Families’ Health Related Social Problems and Missed Referral Opportunities. Pediatrics. 2007; 119; e1332-e1341. Eric Fleegler, et. al.
April 15, 2010 - 9:27pm
To successfully partner with one another, lawyers and healthcare providers must first learn how the other profession works. This can be one of the most challenging aspects of working at an MLP.
This webinar is designed as a primer for MLP attorneys. It provides organizational charts for hospitals and health centers and an overview of where vulnerable people receive their healthcare. Panelists discuss key roles in the healthcare system, offer suggestions of training venues to target, and highlight key terminology.
Presenters:
- Megan Sandel, MD, MPH, Medical Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
- Ellen Lawton, Esq., Executive Director, National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership
- Bob Pettignano, MD, Director, Medical Affairs, Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spaulding and Medical Director, HeLP
January 29, 2009 - 5:16pm
White paper on how medical-legal partnerships can utilize health care recovery dollars as a funding strategy.
May 19, 2009 - 2:08pm
ABSTRACT:
The United States is a highly mobile society, with family relocation rates double those of Great Britain and Germany. The objective of this study was to describe the impact of frequent family moves on reported rates of delay in growth or development, learning disorders, school failure and frequent behavioral problems in U.S. school-age children.
CITATION:
Impact of Family Relocation on Children's Growth, Development, School Function, and Behavior.
The Journal of the American Medical Association. September 15, 1993; 270(11). David Wood, MD, MPH, et. al.
May 19, 2009 - 1:31pm
In the effort to create effective policies and programs to address social disparities in health, allies outside the health sector are crucial. Letter to the editor highlights the inclusion of attorneys as part of the public health team.
CITATION:
It Takes Lawyers to Deliver Health Care. American Journal of Public Health. 2005; 95: 245 - 249. ME Northridge.
May 19, 2009 - 2:13pm
ABSTRACT:
This study examined the knowledge of and application for health-related welfare program provisions among beneficiaries with children who have chronic conditions. Welfare beneficiaries with children who have chronic conditions show limited knowledge and use of program provisions, placing them at risk for penalties or benefit termination.
CITATION:
Knowledge of Welfare Reform Program Provisions Among Families of Children with Chronic Conditions.
American Journal of Public Health. 2002; 92 (2):228-230. LA Smith, PH Wise, NS Wampler.
August 25, 2010 - 5:29pm
In July 2010, the Medical-Legal Partnership for Health Act was introduced in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. Two identical bills were introduced calling for a federal demonstration project for MLP.
In this webinar, Ellen Lawton, NCMLP's Executive Director, and Kevin Kappel, Manager of Government Strategies for ML Strategies, share next steps for the bill and MLP Network outreach.
January 28, 2009 - 6:02pm
National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership communications consultant Karen Schwartzman outlines strategies for utilizing the media and establishing good relationships with the press.
January 28, 2009 - 5:36pm
Sample job descriptions for a range of medical-legal partnership "medical champion" positions including:
- Local Medical Director
- Community Health Center Clinical Liaison
- Medical Director of Training and Education
- Nurse Champion
- Social Work Champion
Most partnerships begin with a Local Medical Director. It is recommended that a partnership site’s Medical Director has at least .10 FTE protected time dedicated to the partnership.
October 14, 2010 - 12:05pm
A diagram of medical organizations.
January 27, 2011 - 9:38am
August 24, 2011 - 12:56pm (Updated: August 25, 2011 - 1:56pm)
May 19, 2009 - 11:34am (Updated: May 19, 2009 - 11:35am)
Article offers overview and innovations of the medical-legal partnership model.
CITATION:
Medical-Legal Partnerships: From Surgery to Prevention? Management Information Exchange Journal. Spring 2007; 1-7. Ellen Lawton.
May 19, 2009 - 10:24am (Updated: May 19, 2009 - 10:25am)
Comment in The Lancet on medical-legal partnership.
Doctors, especially those who care for patients on low incomes, are frustrated that their patients' health is adversely affected by social determinants. For those patients with an acute or chronic illness, social determinants undercut the effectiveness of the burgeoning number of drugs and other treatments. Although this problem is usually considered a public-health issue, experience in the USA and abroad suggests a new way to transform the health-care system to address these social determinants.
CITATION:
Medical-Legal Partnerships: Transforming Healthcare. The Lancet. 8 November 2008; 372(9650): 1615-1617. Zuckerman, B, Sandel, M, Lawton, E, Morton, S.
February 17, 2009 - 10:38pm
Satisfaction is an important measure of quality of program activities and can be useful in making improvements to the delivery of services. Developed by the New England Regional Medical-Legal Network in 2005, this form may be used to gather feedback from clients following their involvement in the program.
December 9, 2009 - 4:31pm (Updated: January 13, 2010 - 10:30am)
This webinar examines the language currently in the House healthcare reform bill for a medical-legal partnership federal demonstration project. It is specifically designed for Ohio partnerships.
Presenter: Ellen Lawton, Esq., Executive Director, National Center for MLP
