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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.

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.

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.

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.

Joint MLP | Boston and C-SNAP report examines Boston’s hidden homeless population and proposes short- and long-term policy changes to help families heat and eat.

Bringing Children In From The Cold: Solutions for Boston’s Hidden Homeless. The Children’s Sentinel Nutrition Assessment Program and The Medical-Legal Partnership for Children. Boston, MA: October 2008.

The NY State Coalition of Medical-Legal Partnerships is working on legislation to amend the NY state public health law to include medical-legal partnership.  Attached is the draft legislation.  This is proposed language; it has not yet been introduced.

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.

Doctors are in a position to provide valuable testimony to state and national legislatures while lawyers often understand the best audience to hear their message.  As a result, medical-legal partnerships are in a unique place to organize legislative advocacy efforts.   In this article, former Boston Medical Center Chief Pediatric Resident Marie Clark shares her experience of testifying before the Massachusetts State Legislature.

In November 2007, the Kentucky Bar Association passed a resolution in support of a medical-legal partnership for Kentucky's children.

THEREFORE, NOW BE IT RESOLVED,

That, the Board of Governors of the Kentucky Bar Association encourages lawyers, law firms, legal services agencies, law schools and local bar associations to promote and provide broader access to legal services for these children and their families by willingly volunteering their services pro bono and financially supporting pro bono programs as a means for our profession to contribute to the advancement and betterment of our Commonwealth. Dated this 16th day of November, 2007.

ABSTRACT:

Medical professionals are becoming more deeply aware that a child’s environment as much as, or even more than, biological and genetic factors can affect her health. One such environmental determinant of health is the condition of the housing where a child lives. All states and most localities have laws governing the conditions of residential property. Lawyers, by advocating proper enforcement of these laws, ensure that housing is safe and sanitary—and thus help children grow up healthy.

CITATION:
Lawyers and Doctors Partner for Healthy Housing.  Clearinghouse Review Journal of Poverty Law and Policy.  2005; 3.  M Cherayil, D Oliveira, M Sandel & E Tohn.

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

The Systemic Advocacy Working Group compiled this grid of medical-legal partnership systemic innovations from sites nationwide as a resource for the MLP Network.

Doctors and lawyers team up to address housing problems for patients on individual and systemic levels.

CITATION:
Rx for Tenants.  Shelterforce.  Fall 2006:28.   D Holtzman.