MLP | Boston Publications

Published reports from MLP | Boston and partners are listed below. You may view and download individual reports by clicking on the document titles.

Utility Access and Health: A Medical-Legal Partnership Patients-to-Policy Case Study
June 2010
This report provides a more in-depth examination of MLP | Boston's utility access advocacy, summarized in our March 2010 report of the same name, referenced below. It highlights the impact that medical-legal partnership can have on policy change and underscores the need for active MLPs to expand upon their dynamic service delivery model to achieve a broader impact on policy.

Utility Access and Health: A Medical-Legal Partnership Patients-to-Policy Case Study 
March 2010
This two-page document summarizes MLP | Boston's application of a patient-to-policy model to successfully advocate for increased utility access among low-income families in Massachusetts. Provider training and legal assistance at the Boston Medical Center inspired both internal change within the hospital system and revision of the state’s shut-off protection regulations.

Rx for Hunger: Affordable Housing
December 2009
This report, co-authored with Children’s HealthWatch, details the impact of subsidized housing access on the health of very young children, revealing that subsidized housing protects young children from food insecurity and the health risks of being seriously underweight. It concludes with a series of recommendations for policymakers at the city and state levels.

Nutrition Support Programs in the Health Care Setting: A Prescription for Hunger Prevention
February 2009
This report, generated with support from the Emerson National Hunger Fellow Program, focuses on strategies for preventing hunger, including co-location of services in the healthcare setting.

Bringing Children In From the Cold: Solutions for Boston's Hidden Homeless
October 2008
This report, co-authored with Children’s HealthWatch, spotlights Boston's hidden homeless population and proposes several medically-informed policy changes to help these families.

Introductory Frequently Asked Questions Regarding HIPAA, Privilege and Confidentiality in the Medical-Legal Partnership Model
2008
This memo, coauthored with pro bono partner McDermott Will & Emery, addresses common questions regarding confidentiality, privacy, and other communications/feedback loop issues applicable to partnerships between medical and legal professionals.

Energy Clinic: A Toolbox for Helping Families Heat AND Eat
February 2008

Food Stamps and Immigrant Families: How Healthcare Workers Can Promote Child Health
February 2008

Unhealthy Consequences: Energy Costs and Child Health
April 2007

Affordable Housing and Child Health: A Child Health Impact Assessment of the Massachusetts Rental Voucher Program
June 2005