Medical-Legal Partnerships Reinvigorate Systems Lawyering Using an Upstream Approach
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2023
Abstract
The upstream framework presented in public health and medicine considers health problems from a preventive perspective, seeking to understand and address the root causes of poor health. Medical-legal partnerships (MLPs) have demonstrated the value of this upstream frame- work in the practice of law and engage in upstream lawyering by utilizing systemic advocacy to address root causes of injustices and health inequities. This article explores upstreaming and its use by MLPs in reframing legal practice.
Recommended Citation
Mitchell, L. Kate and Chopp, Debra, "Medical-Legal Partnerships Reinvigorate Systems Lawyering Using an Upstream Approach" (2023). Public Law & Legal Theory Working Papers. 103.
https://repository.law.umich.edu/pub_law_archive/103