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Striving for health equity through medical, public health, and legal collaboration

J.B. Teitelbaum, J. Theiss, C.H. Boufides
J Law Med Ethics

This article discusses (1) the ways in which law functions as a determinant of health, (2) historical collaborations between the health and legal professions, (3) the benefits of creating medical-public health-legal collaborations, and (4) how viewing law through a collaborative, population health lens can lead to health equity.

Teitelbaum JB, Theiss J, Boufides CH. Striving for health equity through medical, public health, and legal collaboration. J Law Med Ethics. 2019;47(2_suppl):104-107. PMID: 31298128. DOI: 10.1177/1073110519857330.

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Social Determinant of Health
Legal Services
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