Monday, March 11, 2019 | 12PM-1PM | Harvard Law School, WCC 2009 In the 2019 State of the Union, the Administration announced a plan to end the HIV epidemic by 2030. But advocates have expressed grave concern that the current US human rights climate presents serious obstacles to achieving this goal, despite tremendous scientific advances […]
Noah Lewis, JD, ’05 is the founder and executive director of Transcend Legal, a national, New York City-based organization focused on eliminating barriers to insurance coverage for transgender-related health care. During this lunch presentation, he will discuss the anti-discrimination theories that underlie his work fighting against transgender health care exclusions in provider and insurer policies.
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Clinic orientation for HLS students
October 17, 2019 – 11:45 am – WCC 3018 Join the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation and Lambda as we listen to the oral argument about sex-based discrimination protections for LGBT employees in Bostock v. Clayton County, Ga. & Altitude Express v. Zarda. Lunch will be served