Health Equity Clinic
The Healthy Equity Clinic is a medical-legal partnership dedicated to addressing the core social determinants of health that are the critical drivers of health outcomes for the Hartford regions’ most vulnerable patients. The clinic seeks to confront health inequities and outcome disparities through joint medical-legal advocacy and interdisciplinary interventions.
Information for the Public
The Health Equity Clinic is set to begin working with Hartford Hospital patients in January 2025.
Student Experience
Students enrolled in the Health Equity Clinic will learn about the complex intersection of poverty, health and law, the concept of health equity and its impact on health outcomes, how the law may be used to improve health, and how healthcare providers and lawyers can work together to create innovative and measurable interventions and remedies for patients and clients. Law students, working individually or in teams, will work in Hartford Hospital primary and specialty care clinics with medical staff to see patients and conduct intakes and interviews of clients. Additionally, students will identify and address systemic policy issue that affect the core population seen by the clinic.