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Health Law and Advancing Equitable Access to Care for Youth

The Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Washington College of Law Health Law and Policy Program, with the support of the Â鶹Æƽâ°æ Center on Health, Risk and Society, is pleased to host a one-day symposium, Health Law and Advancing Equitable Access to Care for Youth, on Friday, April 11th from 9:00 AM - 4:30 PM ET (in- person and virtually).

This symposium will bring together a diverse group of experts in law, medicine, public health, sociology, and more to address critical barriers to health care access for children and adolescents, featuring a keynote address from Representative Arvind Venkat, who serves as the State Representative for the 30th Legislative District of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives. Expert panelists will examine a range of interconnected policy challenges to youth access to healthcare, including how social determinants and educational systems shape youth health outcomes, challenges and solutions for LGBTQ+ youth access to health care, the evolving landscape of reproductive health care for adolescents post-Dobbs, and improving access to youth mental health services. 

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