Description In recent years, some cities have tried to impose soda taxes and other new policies to reduce the obesity epidemic in the US—particularly among children—and its critical impact on society and the health care system. How effective are these policies? What is blocking their uptake? What alternatives should we consider? A light lunch will […]
Join The Office of Clinical and Pro Bono Programs for a panel featuring a conversation with Director and Clinical Professor of the Harvard Immigration and Refugee Clinic, Sabi Ardalan, Lecturer on Law at the Health Law & Policy Clinic, Kevin Costello, Clinical Instructor and Lecturer on Law at the Veterans Law & Disability Benefits Clinic […]
Please join Transgender Law Center and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation of Harvard Law School for a webinar on recently-published reports and resources about transgender health and health care coverage. The webinar will be held on Thursday, Jan. 30 at 3 pm EST. Panelists include: Kayla Gore, Southern Regional Organizer of TLC@Song […]
Click here register to attend Fri, October 18, 2019| 8:45 AM – 11:00 AM ET | Cannon House Office Building, Room 421, 27 Independence Ave SE, Washington, DC 20003 Although diet and nutrition are fundamental to addressing today’s most common and costly health conditions, US physicians receive minimal nutrition education in medical school, and typically […]
The Food Law Student Leadership Summit convenes law students from around the country who share a passion for creating an equitable, transparent, healthy, and sustainable food system. Food law and policy is a fast-growing field within the legal profession and society at large. The 2019 Summit will be held April 5-7th in Washington, D.C. at the Georgetown […]
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, […]
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 […]
Wednesday, February 13, 2019 1PM - 2PM EST Hepatitis C is now curable, yet remains the number one communicable disease killer in our country, killing more people than the next sixty communicable diseases combined. There are many reasons why treatment remains out of reach for so many people living with HCV – with one of […]
September 6-9, 2018 | Hyatt Regency Orlando, 9801 International Drive, Orlando, FL 32819 The 2018 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) is coming September 6-9 at the Hyatt Regency in Orlando, FL. We hope you will join us and thousands of your colleagues to celebrate the resiliency and diversity of our movement. Register now for this year’s USCA to take advantage of […]
Please join Congresswoman Chellie Pingree at a briefing to Stop Food Waste 9-10 am Friday, April 27 2075 Rayburn Refreshments will be served It is estimated about 40 percent of the food produced in the United States is wasted. Friday is “Stop Food Waste Day,” so please join me to learn more about the prevalence of food waste […]
