Salus Populi Judicial Program Secures Third W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant, Bringing Total Support to $900,000

Northeastern Law’s Center for Health Policy and Law, in collaboration with Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences’ Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, has been awarded a two-year $600,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) to continue to support and expand upon Salus Populi, the nation’s first education program to train judges and lawyers about the social determinants of health and their relationship to law.

<i>Salus Populi </i>Judicial Program Secures Third W.K. Kellogg Foundation Grant, Bringing Total Support to $900,000

01.21.26 — Northeastern Law’s Center for Health Policy and Law, in collaboration with Northeastern University Bouvé College of Health Sciences’ Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research, has been awarded a two-year $600,000 grant from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation (WKKF) to continue to support and expand upon Salus Populi, the nation’s first education program to train judges and lawyers about the social determinants of health and their relationship to law. To date, the Salus Populi program has trained over 2,100 judges, court personnel and legal professionals. This additional two-year funding builds upon WKKF’s previous awards in 2022 and 2024 totaling $900,000; it will allow Salus Populi to expand the program’s reach, including offering courses specifically for lawyers who appear before courts to enable them to better understand the social determinants of health and its impact on their clients and building out bench cards to serve as a resource on the bench.

“This award from the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in addition to its past generous support of Salus Populi speaks to the importance of educating judges and lawyers on the social determinants of health,” said Jasmine Howard, program director for Salus Populi. “Most notably it is a reflection on the strong feedback we have received from judges about the need to continue learning about the role these factors play in bringing litigants to court and equipping judges with the tools to recognize them.”

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