Resource Details

Patients-to-Policy Learning Collaborative Part I: An introduction to Health, Housing and the Role of MLPs

Year Developed: 2021

Resource Type: Archived Webinar.

Primary Audience: C-Suite (CEOs, CFOs, CIO, COOs, CMOs, etc.) Clinicians Enabling Staff Outreach Staff PCAs
Secondary Audience: Administrative Staff Board of Directors

Language(s): English

Developed by: National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (See other resources developed by this organization).

Resource Summary: This four-part learning collaborative explores the ways medical-legal partnerships can leverage the patient-centered legal services to implement clinic- and policy-level solutions to address the housing crisis as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants received information through a blend of brief didactic presentations followed by peer-to-peer learning. This learning collaborative is specifically for health centers and their legal partners, but individuals from other health systems that collaborate with health centers are welcome to attend.

Resource Details: The first part of the Patients-to-Policy Learning Collaborative was presented by Prof. Joel Teitelbaum, JD, LLM, and Co-Director at the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership. The session gave the participants an overview of housing as a social determinant of health and the essential role played by MLPs in addressing the current housing crisis. It was followed by an interactive Q&A session with the participants.

Resource Topic: , Special and Vulnerable Populations, Health Equity

Resource Subtopic: , Population Health, Enabling Services (ES), Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).

Keywords: Housing, Medical Legal Partnerships (MLPs).