*RSVP required Please join the Harvard Health Law Society (HHLS) for a coffee chat with Professor Greenwald, clinical professor of law at Harvard Law School and faculty director of the Law School’s Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation. Professor Greenwald teaches seminars in public health law and policy and has been engaged in state […]
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 […]
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 […]
HLS IMMIGRATION PROJECT PRESENTS: Discussing the Forced Sterilization of Detained Immigrants Register here: https://harvard.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0lf-CqqToiGdY4ZPJtmfE5OynngXxRz99_ Project South recently submitted an OIG complaint alleging serious medical misconduct against detained people at Irwin Detention Center. While the mistreatment of detained people is not new, current practices reveal even more unsettling ways the state forcibly regulates people's bodies. Please […]
Join the Center for Health Law & Policy Innovation for a Meet & Greet with Sapna Khatri, the Director of the new Reproductive Justice Unit at the Massachusetts Attorney General’s Office. Learn about the Unit’s upcoming work protecting access to reproductive and gender affirming health care, addressing maternal health disparities, and defending reproductive rights. Co-sponsored […]
Join a panel of alumni to hear about their experiences working on LGBTQ+ health and related issues. Milo Inglehart ‘19, Courtney Dougherty ‘22, and Cathy Zhang ‘23 will talk about how their time at HLS and in the Health Law & Policy Clinic (HLPC) helped them develop the skills they use today and recommendations they have […]
What’s the difference between a processed and “ultra-processed” food? Are ultra-processed foods really that bad for us? Plus, what is the role of policy to help us stay informed and healthy amid the ultra-processed foods all around us? Join the Food Law and Policy Clinic and the Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation as […]