UIC Law Offers Students HELPP to Address Systemic Inequities in Health
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Thursday, October 21, 2021
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Through a matrix of an expanding curriculum, community partnerships and multidisciplinary engagement opportunities, HELPP is preparing law students to address the systemic factors that impede the pursuit of health equity.
Key Points:
- Through a matrix of an expanding curriculum, community partnerships and multidisciplinary engagement opportunities, HELPP is preparing law students to address the systemic factors that impede the pursuit of health equity.
- HELPPs related academic programs prepare UIC Law students with the knowledge, skills and experience necessary to address current and emerging health law and policy issues.
- Launched in Fall 2021, law students can now earn a JD Concentration in Health Equity, Law & Policy or a joint JD/Master of Public Health in Health Policy and Administration, offered through a partnership with the School of Public Health.
- Dean Campbell joined UIC Law from the University of Memphis School of Law, where she created and directed the Institute for Health Law & Policy.