Description Please join Senator Julian Cyr, Representative Denise Garlick, the Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School, and Community Servings on Tuesday, June 18th at the Massachusetts State House for the launch event of the Massachusetts Food is Medicine State Plan. The event will mark the release of the Massachusetts Food is […]
To celebrate our students' momentous achievements, the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation would like to invite you and your families to a reception on: Commencement Day, Thursday, May 30th 3 p.m. to 5 p.m. (Open House) Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation Office, 1607 Mass Ave., 4th floor Graduating students from the Center’s Health […]
Here at the Center for Health Law and Puppy Invasion, we aim to provide the best student experience possible. On May 1st at 4 pm, come over to the CHLPI suite and celebrate the end of the semester with the ultimate canine experience. Dogs will be at the ready for treats, snuggles, tug-o-war, and fetch. (13/10 would attend event.) Human […]
The Trump administration recently released new regulations governing the Title X Family Planning Program that erect new barriers to abortion care. With provisions slated to take effect as early as May, states, health care providers, and civil rights groups are challenging the new rules in a number of on-going, exciting lawsuits. Please join Sarah Cayer […]
Dr. Homer Venters, former head of Correctional Health Services in New York City, will speak at Harvard Law School on Tuesday, April 16, 2019. As the head of health care for 9,000 inmates at Rikers Island, he witnessed first hand the poor health conditions that led to disease and death for incarcerated peoples. In his […]
On April 5, 2019, the WilmerHale Legal Services Center celebrates its 40th anniversary with the first-ever alumni event bringing together faculty, graduates, current students, and current and former staff to commemorate 40 years training more than 4,000 attorneys and law students and providing high quality, pro bono civil legal services to thousands of Greater Boston’s most vulnerable residents. Agenda 1:45—3:30 pm, Legal Services […]
The workshop will feature invited presentations and panel discussions on topics that may include: Barriers that impede access to care for serious illness (e.g., advance care planning, palliative care, and hospice) among vulnerable populations and strategies to address those barriers Strategies to build trust and effectively engage patients, families, and caregivers in diverse cultural, ethnic, […]
The 2019 New England Farm to Institution Summit will bring together 500+ people who are leveraging the power of institutions to transform our food system. Join us for up to three exciting days of learning, sharing, exploring and connecting. The 2019 New England Farm to Institution Summit is designed for food service operators, people who work […]
Neal Tyrrell, MD, is a Pediatric Hospitalist at UMass Memorial, responsible for the hospital’s quality improvement. Building off of a case-based “Mortality & Morbidity” model of critical self-evaluation, Dr. Tyrrell will discuss a key gap between the theory and practice. A growing body of literature identifies social determinants of health – like food, housing, education, […]
AIDSWatch will be held April 1 & 2, 2019. AIDSWatch, presented by the Elizabeth Taylor AIDS Foundation, is the nation’s largest annual constituent-based national HIV/AIDS advocacy event. Organized by AIDS United, the Treatment Access Expansion Project, and the US People Living with HIV Caucus, AIDSWatch brings together hundreds of people living with HIV and their allies […]