Salus Populi: September 27, 2024 Session Information

Salus Populi Judicial Education Program 

• Friday, September 27, 2024 | Northeastern University, Charlotte, North Carolina (in-person)  

• 2151 Hawkins St., Suite 800, Charlotte, NC 28203

 

This full-day, interactive, seminar-style program is designed to give judges an introduction to the social determinants of health and their relationship to judicial decision-making, plus the tools they need to apply their knowledge to their work on the bench. Topics covered include: introduction to population health and socio-ecological health; poverty, structural racism, housing, and public health research methods.  

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There is no registration fee. Travel and accommodations will be covered for participants attending the in-person session. Participants can earn continuing legal education credits. Please keep an eye out for an email from the Salus Populi team in the summer for assistance with booking your accommodations. 

 

Hotel and Transportation Information

Accommodations 

We have reserved a block of rooms at DoubleTree by Hilton - Center City, which is located at 230 North College Street, Charlotte, North Carolina 28202. We will cover hotel room costs for the evenings of September 26th and September 27th, and will maintain a list to send to the hotel. They know to invoice us for your hotel room and tax. You will be asked for a credit card upon check-in to cover any incidentals and/or room service. Check-in is at 4:00pm and check out at 11:00am. 

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Transportation

Salus Populi will book and pay for roundtrip transportation (flights, buses, or trains) for attendees coming from out of town. Please note that per Northeastern University policy, we can only cover economy class travel. However, you are welcome to pay the difference to upgrade after your travel has been booked. We ask that you find your preferred flight, including airport, and send us the information through a website form linked here. Once we receive this information, we will book travel on your behalf and forward you the confirmation email. 

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Welcome Dinner

On Thursday, September 26th, we will host a sit-down welcome dinner for Salus Populi attendees at Mimosa Grill from 6:00pm to 9:00pm. Mimosa Grill is located at 327 S Tryon St, Charlotte, NC 28202 and a 10 minute walk (0.4 miles) from the hotel. The dinner is optional; please RSVP to Anna by August 16th.

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Traveling to Campus

By Train (Blue Line)

From Uptown Charlotte

Take train South towards 485 (Not towards UNC Charlotte)

Get off at the East/West Station

Walk south down Camden Rd towards 2151 Hawkins St. That address with take you to the front of the building on Hawkins St.

Take the lobby elevators to the 8th floor. 

Campus entrance is directly past the security desk. 

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Purchasing Train Tickets: 

Download the CATS Pass app

Purchase 1 local one-way ticket

Only activate the ticket if someone is on the train checking

Purchase another if previous ticket is activated.

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By Car

Campus address is 2151 Hawkins St, Charlotte, NC 28203

Take the garage elevators or 1st floor lobby elevators to the 8th floor. 

Campus entrance is directly past the security desk. 

Free street parking is available in the area. 

There is a public parking deck for the building, located at 2151 Hawkins Street. 

 -- Building garage parking Monday through Friday is $5 for 30 minutes with a daily maximum of $28

 -- Northeastern University - Charlotte validates building parking up to 4 hours at a discounted rate. Bring the ticket you receive when entering the garage to scan when entering campus. 

 The lot across the street from 2151 Hawkins Street is $12 for 4 hours and $15 for 8 hours. 

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By Uber/Lyft/Taxi

Campus address is 2151 Hawkins St, Charlotte, NC 28203. That address will take you to the front of the building on Hawkins St. 

Take the lobby elevators to the 8th floor. 

Campus entrance is directly past the security desk. 

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About the Program

Judges at all levels frequently encounter legal issues that relate to social factors, including housing, racism, and poverty, that shape the health of individuals and communities. Salus Populi is the nation’s first judicial education program dedicated to helping judges understand these social determinants of health as well as their relationship to judicial decision-making. The program, which has been developed by the Center for Health Policy and Law and the Institute for Health Equity and Social Justice Research at Northeastern University, with support from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, will enable judges to more fully understand and analyze the upstream influences on health and their relevance to judicial decision-making, while also helping judges to become more informed consumers of epidemiological research.  

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We believe that you will find this course to be very relevant to your work, as well as fun and informative. We hope the opportunity to connect with judges in other jurisdictions will also prove valuable.