Medical-Legal Partnership: A Powerful Tool for Public Health and Health Justice

Tobin-Tyler, Elizabeth; Teitelbaum, Joel B.

doi:10.1177/0033354918824328

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“…Dimensions which have all been implicated in the coronavirus response and are found in other social and community development models. The framework acknowledges the neoliberal ideology present in much of the policymaking structures in the USA, a framework that ‘is often deaf to the dignity and needs of vulnerable populations’ (Tobin-Tyler & Teitelbaum, 2018, Chapter 7). The framework explicitly endorses not simply a leader speaking on behalf of a marginalized group but skills that empower and support people to advocate on their own behalf.…”

Section: Implications For Community and Social Development Practice Pmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…But it is important to keep in mind that advocacy must be driven by listening to the daily concerns and experiences of patients and constituents and working to not only change systems and policies affecting their health but also to challenge the systems that keep their voices from being heard. (Tobin-Tyler & Teitelbaum, 2018, Chapter 7)…”

Section: Implications For Community and Social Development Practice Pmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Coronavirus Health Inequities in the United States Highlight Need for Continued Community Development Efforts*

Walter-McCabe

2020

The International Journal of Community and Social Development

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The coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic of 2020 has shown a spotlight on inequity in the USA. Although these inequities have long existed, the coronavirus and its disparate impact on health in different communities have raised the visibility of these deeply ingrained inequities to a level that has created a new awareness across the US population and an opportunity to use this heightened awareness of the existing conditions for change. ‘Community and social development’ efforts in the post-pandemic USA can be informed by a health justice framework, across economic, societal and cultural, environmental and social dimensions. Dimensions which have all been implicated in the coronavirus response and complement other social and community development models. Although health disparities and inequities did not begin with coronavirus and will not end in the post-pandemic USA, social and community development efforts which value health justice and concentrate on social determinants of health can provide needed policies and programmes for a more equitable US health system.

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Section: Implications For Community and Social Development Practice Pmentioning

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Section: Implications For Community and Social Development Practice Pmentioning

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Coronavirus Health Inequities in the United States Highlight Need for Continued Community Development Efforts*

Walter-McCabe

2020

The International Journal of Community and Social Development

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“…Residents can learn how to refer and advocate for their patients through collaborations with local medical-legal partnerships, in which legal experts work together with health care providers to aid patients who are homeless or with local legal aid organizations specializing in housing and eviction defense [67]. Through this cross-sector collaboration, residents can learn to counsel patients to seek legal assistance in the case of an eviction.…”

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confidence: 99%

Understanding Homelessness: A Call to Action and Curriculum Framework for Psychiatry Residencies

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“…For decades, U.S. public health officials and others have chronicled major health disparities among vulnerable populations, yet proposals for corrective actions were often unheard. 2 Even as the COVID-19 pandemic exposes gross inequities in morbidity and mortality, 3 many Americans face extreme obstacles to accessing basic public health services (e.g., testing, screening, vaccination, treatment) and sustenance. Widespread denials of essential health measures contributing to clear health disparities are constitutionally indefensible.…”

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confidence: 99%