Clinics & SPOs
Food Law and Policy Clinic
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Don’t Know What to Eat? Here’s What the Government Says.
February 26, 2025
Poor nutrition is the leading driver of death and disability in the United States. What gives? Join the Food Law and Policy Clinic for a…
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Ruin Their Crops on the Ground
February 26, 2025
Join the Food Law and Policy Clinic for a conversation about the book Ruin Their Crops on the Ground, the first and definitive history of the use…
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Drugs, food, and weight! Oh my!
February 24, 2025
A new class of medicines, like Ozempic, have shown tremendous benefit in helping people manage a number of diseases, including diabetes and obesity. Where efforts…
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Harvard Law’s Emily Broad Leib explains why the FDA is considering new front-of-package labels to call out foods with high fat, salt, and sugar.
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Is Cash King? Insights from Cash Assistance Pilots Targeting Heath and Food Outcomes
October 17, 2024
Can direct cash payments address poverty-associated disparities in health outcomes, unmet food and nutrition needs, and strengthen a sense of community autonomy and well-being? Join…
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Beyond ‘An apple a day’
October 8, 2024
Food law and policy expert Emily Broad Leib discusses why doctors need to know more about food and nutrition.
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Center for Health Law and Policy Innovation – Cambridge Restaurant Sampler: Get to know some of Cambridge’s greatest restaurants and meet other students interested in…
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‘We need to have a coordinated vision’ for food policy
September 8, 2022
Looking ahead to the White House Conference on Hunger, Nutrition, and Health, Emily Broad Leib and Katie Garfield say that drafting a national strategy for food must be a major priority.
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Emily Broad Leib ’08 on the rise in food insecurity and the need for a national food strategy
May 10, 2021
Emily M. Broad Leib ’08, faculty director of the Food Law and Policy Clinic, discusses food insecurity and the challenges and crises in the U.S. food system, which have been exacerbated by the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Machteld van Egmond LL.M. ’20: A physician-researcher with a curious mind turns to the practice of law
May 24, 2020
A physician-researcher, Machteld van Egmond LL.M. ’20 explored the intersections among empirical science, law, and medicine during her LL.M. year at Harvard Law School.
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For the Clinical Program at Harvard Law School, the past weeks of the COVID-19 pandemic have been a time to mobilize. As the clinics have moved to working remotely, their work has continued with new urgency.