The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University is the premier center for health law, scholarship, and policy, working under the premise that the law is a fundamental tool for solving critical health problems in our global, national, and local communities. The O’Neill Institute for National and Global Health Law at Georgetown University was established in 2007 thr
ough the generous philanthropy of Linda and Timothy O’Neill to respond to the need for innovative solutions to the most pressing national and international health concerns. Housed at the Georgetown University Law Center in Washington D.C., the O’Neill Institute reflects the importance of public and private law in health policy analysis. The O’Neill Institute draws upon the University’s considerable intellectual resources, including the School of Nursing and Health Studies, School of Medicine, the Public Policy Institute, and the Kennedy Institute of Ethics. The Role of Law
The essential vision for the O’Neill Institute rests upon the proposition that the law has been, and will remain, a fundamental tool for solving critical health problems in our global, national, and local communities. By contributing to a more powerful and deeper understanding of the multiple ways in which law can be used to improve health, the O’Neill Institute hopes to encourage key decision-makers in the public, private, and civil society sectors to employ the law as a positive tool to enable individuals and populations in the United States and throughout the world to lead healthier lives.
