Contents
Foreword
Contriboturs
Editorial Advisors
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction / Elizabeth Tobin Tyler
1. Social determinants, health disparities and the role of law / Wendy E. Parmet, Lauren A. Smith, Meredith A. Benedict
2. Who cares for the poor? : understanding the healthcare and civil legal systems in the United States / Sara Rosenbaum
3. Medical-legal partnership : a new standard of care for vulnerable populations / Ellen Lawton
4. Bridging the health and legal professions through education and training / Elizabeth Tobin Tyler, Melissa A. Rogers, Dana L. Weintraub
5. Client and patient relationships : understanding cultural and social context / Lisa Bliss, Sylvia Caley, Robert Pettignano
6. Ethical issues in medical-legal partnership / Paula Galowitz
7. Income and health : dynamics of employment and the safety net / Anne M. Ryan
8. Housing : the intersection of affordability, safety and health / Elizabeth Tobin Tyler
9. Education : connecting health and quality learning opportunities / Pamela Tames
10. Legal status : meeting the needs of immigrants in the healthcare setting / Samantha Morton
11. Personal safety : addressing interpersonal and family violence in the health and legal systems / Betsy McAlister Groves
12. Cancer patients, survivors, and their families / Randye Retkin, Kerry Rodabaugh, Tenley Mochizuki
13. Patients and families living with HIV/AIDS / Alison Brock
14. Elders and their caregivers / Eric J. Hardt, Kate Mewhinney
15. Adolescent health and legal rights / Abigail English
16. Medical-legal partnership : strategies for policy change / Megan Sandel
17. Public health crisis : medical-legal approaches to obesity prevention / Manel Kappagoda, Samantha Graff, Shale Wong
18. Evaluating medical-legal partnership : approaches and challenges / Rebecca Lawrence
19. Looking ahead : opportunities for medical-legal partnership in the era of healthcare reform / Joshua Greenberg, Joel Teitelbaum
Appendix
Further Reading
Index