Professor Robin Fretwell Wilson, director of the Epstein Health Law and Policy Program at the College of Law, recently gathered a group of experts together for a series of events titled The Medicalization of Poverty. The purpose of the events (a panel discussion at the law school and a roundtable at Discovery Partners Institute in Chicago) was to explore how poverty is linked to negative health outcomes and work together to craft better policy.
Leading up to the two events, Wilson spoke with Illinois Public Media about what she hopes will come of the discussions.
Read the full interview.