October 2022 Newsletter

Join us on Sep. 29 for a live event!

Are you an early childhood system-builder invested in new strategies that promote health, wellbeing and flourishing for all children and families?  Interested in how to fill or expand your toolbox?

Join us next month for a live event

Legal Problem-Solving Principles & Practices for the Early Childhood Sector: Handbook Release!

Thursday, September 29  2-3pm EST / 11a-12n PST

We’ll be hosting a virtual conversation about how early childhood system-builders can incorporate legal problem-solving into their work.  Hear from a panel of remarkable colleagues and be the first to get our new handbook!

Additional event details to follow right after Labor Day!

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And join us in November for important dialogues about legal problem-solving and early childhood flourishing at the 30th Annual A View From All Sides Conference, New England’s premier family support conference (hosted by The Children’s Trust) as well as the APHA 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo.

30th Annual A View From All Sides Conference	APHA 2022 Annual Meeting & Expo
Nov. 2-3, 2022 | Framingham, MA & virtual	Nov. 6-9, 2022 | Boston, MA
Learn more / register	Learn more / register

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Legal partnering in an Emergency Medicine context  High Touch, High Trust: Using Community Health Advocates And Lawyers To Address ED High Utilizers (The American Journal of Emergency Medicine, Aug. 1, 2022) Link offers free access to article through 10/15/22

More evidence of DULCE impact!   Benefits Of A Universal Intervention In Pediatric Medical Homes To Identify And Address Health-Related Social Needs: An Observational Cohort Study (Academic Pediatrics, Jul. 18, 2022) Subscription required

Cancer health disparities and legal partnering Patient navigation to address sociolegal barriers for patients with cancer: A comparative-effectiveness study (Cancer, Jul. 1, 2022)

Legal partnering as part of a Family Medicine residency program    From HRSA Grant To A Medical Practice: Improving Care For Children And Adolescents In A Family Residency Clinic (Rhode Island Medical Journal, May

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Top Story: The Health Benefits of Paid Sick Leave

• State Mandatory Paid Sick Leave Associated With A Decline In Emergency Department Use In The US, 2011-19 (Health Affairs, Aug. 2022) Subscription required

Access to Justice, Civil Rights & Health

• A Need For Disability Data Justice (Health Affairs Forefront, Aug. 22, 2022)
• The Impact Of COVID-19 On The Health Of Incarcerated Older Adults In California State Prisons (Health Affairs, Aug. 2022) Subscription required

Climate, Environmental Justice & Health

• Air Pollution Is Responsible For Premature Deaths In Every Massachusetts City And Town (The Boston Globe, Aug. 8, 2022)

Food Security & Health

• Qualifying Mass. Restaurants Will Soon Be Able To Accept Government SNAP Benefits For Prepared Meals (Worcester Business Journal, Aug. 22, 2022)

Health Inequities & Care Transformation

• Understanding Patients’ Interest In Assistance With Social Risks Identified In Health Care Settings (American Journal Of Preventive Medicine, Sep. 2022)
• Evolving Issues In Designing Local, Whole-Person Care Management Programs In Medicaid (Manatt Health, Aug. 28, 2022)
• Lessons From Five Years Of The CMS Accountable Health Communities Model (Health Affairs Forefront, Aug. 8, 2022)
• To Advance A National Health And Equity Infrastructure, Measure Drivers Of Health (Health Affairs Forefront, Jul. 1, 2022)

Housing & Health

• Something Better Than A Tent For The Homeless (The New York Times, Aug. 24, 2022)
• Tents May Be Gone From Mass. And Cass, But A Humanitarian Crisis Remains (The Boston Globe, Aug. 15, 2022)
• Criminal Background Checks May Be Banned In N.Y.C Housing Applications (The New York Times, Aug. 9, 2022)
• Examining Health Care Access And Health Of Children Living In Homes Subsidized By The Low-Income Housing Tax Credit (Health Affairs, Jun. 2022) Subscription required