1. Poverty, Health, and Law: Addressing the social determinants of HIV/AIDS through medical-legal partnership Ali Brock, MS-II

2. Project Overview Proposal: to co-author a chapter to be published in Poverty, Health, and Law: Reading and Cases for Medical-Legal Partnership Team ◦ Deb Weimer, JD - University of MD School of Law ◦ Ann Hilton-Fisher, JD - AIDS Legal Council of Chicago ◦ Jayson Cooley, L2 - Roger Williams School of Law ◦ Dr. Jody Rich, MD, MPH – Warren Alpert Medical School and Miriam Hospital Immunology Center ◦ Editor: Liz Tobin Tyler, JD - Director of Public Service and Community Partnerships at the Roger Williams School of Law

3. Background and Definitions Medical-legal partnership (MLP) ◦ A collaboration that strives to to improve health and wellness of vulnerable populations by integrating legal services into the medical setting Social determinants of health (SDH) ◦ Per the World Health Organization, the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work, and age

4. Goals For the book ◦ Provide relevant case studies and best practices for MLP among vulnerable populations ◦ Facilitate collaborative learning between medical and law students For the chapter ◦ Elucidate relationship between SDH and HIV ◦ Highlight the urgent need for MLP among individuals infected and affected by HIV

5. Chapter Outline Medical Sections ◦ Development of the US HIV/AIDS epidemic ◦ Clinical course of HIV and antiretroviral drugs ◦ Relationship between SDH and HIV among vulnerable populations Legal Sections ◦ Confidentiality and disclosure ◦ Employment rights and protections ◦ Public Benefits: eligibility and access ◦ Considerations for families and children ◦ Planning for incapacitation and death Best practices for MLP, discussion questions, and case studies presented throughout

6. My Role Unexpected, challenging, and also perfect Researched and wrote medical sections Created chapter outlines, assigned sections and word counts, established (and re-established!) deadlines Integrated sections, opinions, and revisions from co-authors Liaison between writing team and book editor

7. Related Activities June: attended the 2010 International Network for Justice Health July: together with a colleague, assisted Dr. Rich in editing a special edition of Substance Abuse October: developed and presented a lecture on poverty and HIV to Roger Williams law students Ongoing: see patients with Dr. Rich at the Adult Correctional Institute

8. Thank you RI AHEC Dr. Jody Rich Liz Tobin-Tyler Co-authors Jessica Hart, MS-II