Medical-Legal-Psychology Partnerships – Innovation in Addressing Social Determinants of Health in Pediatric Primary Care.

Authors :: Lawton, Rachel
Whitehead, Monica
Henize, Adrienne
Fink, Elaine
Salamon, Melissa
Kahn, Robert
Beck, Andrew F.
Klein, Melissa
Source :: Academic Pediatrics; Sep2020, Vol. 20 Issue 7, p902-904, 3p
Publication Year :: 2020
Abstract: The article focuses on Medical-Legal Partnerships foster equity and address social determinants of health through the integration of legal advocacy into clinical care. Topics include integrating psychologists into these partnerships provides an innovative to mitigate psychosocial factors that contribute to child health inequities, and Cincinnati Child Health-Law Partnership being collaboration between Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center and the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati.

Subjects :: BLACK people
CHILD psychology
DIFFUSION of innovations
INTERPROFESSIONAL relations
PATIENT advocacy
PEDIATRICS
PRIMARY health care
PILOT projects
HEALTH & social status
DESCRIPTIVE statistics

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