Primary care clinicians and lawyers join together to improve home environments for sick children living in “sick” housing.
Home environments plagued by pest infestation, mold, and lead paint contribute to chronic illnesses, including asthma and developmental and behavioral pathology. These authors describe the effects of a medical-legal partnership created to address substandard housing risk in a low-income community.
Two primary care clinics serving predominantly low-income children partnered with the Legal Aid Society of Greater Cincinnati to create the Cincinnati Child Health-Law Partnership (Child HeLP) located in an outpatient clinic. A social risk screening tool embedded in the electronic medical record was used to identify patients (age range, 0 to 18 years) living in rented housing with reported and confirmed housing risks that had not been addressed by …
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DisclosuresGrant/Research SupportNIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Center for Pediatric Practice Based Research Learning; Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Editorial BoardsCurrent Problems in Pediatric Adolescent Healthcare
Leadership Positions in Professional Societies College of Physicians of Philadelphia (Board of Trustees)
DisclosuresGrant/Research SupportNIH Institutional Clinical and Translational Science Award; Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality National Center for Pediatric Practice Based Research Learning; Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
Editorial BoardsCurrent Problems in Pediatric Adolescent Healthcare
Leadership Positions in Professional Societies College of Physicians of Philadelphia (Board of Trustees)