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L Kate Mitchell1, Debra Chopp2
1LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO SCHOOL OF LAW, CHICAGO, IL, USA.
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 framework 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.
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