This webinar was recorded on 9 November 2022. Register now to view the recorded webinar and access the accompanying resources.

Join us for a series of conversations with world leaders on the social determinants of health, the intersection of social and health care and the pipeline from clinical care to systems change.

From patients to policy
Third and final event in the Health Justice Conversations Series

Health justice partnerships have assisted countless people overcome complex and intersecting problems in their lives by providing access to legal help in health settings.

However, these place-based initiatives can face barriers in translating their local efforts and outcomes beyond the communities in which they work. These barriers are often the result of factors such as resource flows, political engagement and priorities, enabling leadership, differences in community engagement and investment, and cultures of scarcity and competition.

So how do practitioners and services working in partnership leverage this collaboration into advocacy for systems change?

Join us in conversation with Bethany Hamilton, co-Director of the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) at the Milken Institute School of Public Health, as we discuss the key lessons learned about policy advocacy from medical-legal partnerships in the United States. The discussion will explore the systemic advocacy to tackle health inequities that have emerged in the context of the Covid19 pandemic, including the safety and security of housing; and towards racial justice. We will also discuss some of the challenges of undertaking systemic advocacy in partnership; and the opportunities to measure the outcomes of this work.

Panellists

Bethany Hamilton

Bethany Hamilton is the co-Director of the National Center for Medical-Legal Partnership (NCMLP) at the Milken Institute School of Public Health. Hamilton has spent her career working at the intersection of health equity and social justice. She most recently served as Deputy Director, State Affairs at the National Association of Community Health Centers (NACHC), where she led projects focused on expanding Medicaid, defending the Affordable Care Act, and strengthening the ability of community health centers to carry out their mission.

Hamilton advanced health care workforce development initiatives as part of NACHC’s Community HealthCorps Program, and began her career as an Equal Justice Works AmeriCorps Legal Fellow at Legal Assistance of Western NY, where she built a re-entry law clinic and co-managed a law student summer associate program. As a former member of NCMLP’s Advisory Council from 2014-2019, she served as a bridge between the two sectors and was part of the team that oversaw NCMLP’s transition to become a federally-funded technical assistance hub for health centers.

Dr Tessa Boyd-Caine

Tessa is the founding CEO of Health Justice Australia, established in 2016 as the national centre of excellence for health justice partnership. Originally a criminologist, she has worked in health, criminal justice and human rights organisations in Australia and internationally. She was previously Deputy CEO of the Australian Council of Social Service and was the inaugural Fulbright Professional Scholar in Nonprofit Leadership.

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