The Medical–Legal Partnership Model : Focus on Older Adults and Social Determinants of Health
Social justice is closely linked to health and well-being and has become a focus of health systems in efforts to improve population health. Increasingly, health systems are partnering with community agencies, including legal organizations, to address patients’ social needs. Medical–legal partnership...
| Veröffentlicht in: | Generations: Journal of the American Society on Aging. - American Society on Aging. - 43(2020), 4, Seite 99-103 |
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| Format: | Online-Aufsatz |
| Sprache: | English |
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2020
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| Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk: | Generations: Journal of the American Society on Aging |
| Schlagworte: | Social sciences Health sciences Behavioral sciences Business |
| Zusammenfassung: | Social justice is closely linked to health and well-being and has become a focus of health systems in efforts to improve population health. Increasingly, health systems are partnering with community agencies, including legal organizations, to address patients’ social needs. Medical–legal partnerships address social determinants of health by integrating legal advocacy into healthcare for a range of vulnerable populations. However, few such partnerships focus on older adults’ needs. This article describes the medical–legal partnership model, features of a model focusing on older adults, and replication opportunities. |
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| ISSN: | 07387806 |