Chelsea center combines medical and legal help

From the Bay State Banner:

In the heart of Chelsea’s Latino community, a health center stands out for its social approach to health services.

At MGH Chelsea HealthCare Center, the Legal Initiatives for Kids (LINK) program combines health services with legal advocacy. The two-pronged approach is based on the idea that medicine can’t always do the job alone: When treating an asthmatic child who lives in a mold-infested house, for example, improving the landlord-tenant relationship can be just as important as prescribing a chest expectorant.

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