Corey Prachniak

Apply by June 1st to Join the LGBT HealthLink Steering Committee!

by Corey Prachniak, Chair of LGBT HealthLink’s Steering Committee. Corey is an attorney working at the intersection of gender and health, and is currently a Zuckerman Fellow at Harvard University. Visit Corey’s website at cprachniak.com. As Chair of the LGBT HealthLink Steering Committee, I’m pleased to announce that we are accepting applications forContinue reading “Apply by June 1st to Join the LGBT HealthLink Steering Committee!”

HealthLink Steering Committee Set to Meet in Fort Lauderdale

by Corey Prachniak is the Chair of LGBT HealthLink’s Steering Committee. Corey is an attorney working at the intersection of gender and health, and is currently a Zuckerman Fellow at Harvard University. Visit Corey’s website at cprachniak.com. This weekend, LGBT HealthLink’s Steering Committee will convene in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, where HealthLink andContinue reading “HealthLink Steering Committee Set to Meet in Fort Lauderdale”

HealthLink E-Summit: One Day Down, One to Go!

Corey Prachniak serves as Chair of LGBT HealthLink’s Steering Committee and is an attorney focused on health policy, as well as a current Zuckerman Fellow at Harvard University. Corey tweets @CPrachniak. Wow. When the LGBT HealthLink Steering Committee decided to host an online “E-Summit” to bring together people interested in LGBT health, we didn’t know if itContinue reading “HealthLink E-Summit: One Day Down, One to Go!”

Join Us for our LGBT Health E-Summit, October 15th and 16th

Corey Prachniak serves as Chair of LGBT HealthLink’s Steering Committee and is an attorney focused on health policy, as well as a current Zuckerman Fellow at Harvard University. Corey tweets @CPrachniak. For the past few months, I have been working with our fabulous steering committee and staff to put together a two day virtual conference, or “E-Summit,”Continue reading “Join Us for our LGBT Health E-Summit, October 15th and 16th”

Apply by June 5th to be on HealthLink’s Steering Committee

Corey Prachniak serves as Chair of LGBT HealthLink’s Steering Committee and is a healthcare and LGBT rights attorney. Corey tweets @CPrachniak. As Chair of LGBT HealthLink‘s Steering Committee, I am happy to announce that we are looking for two individuals to join our diverse and active group. The Steering Committee supports HealthLink’s staff by advisingContinue reading “Apply by June 5th to be on HealthLink’s Steering Committee”

You Got Covered – Now Know Your Rights

Corey Prachniak serves as Chair of LGBT HealthLink’s Steering Committee, and is an LGBT rights and healthcare attorney. Corey tweets @LGBTadvocacy. It’s hard to believe that it has been more than four months since LGBT HealthLink, in conjunction with Promo Found, launched the LGBT Healthcare Bill of Rights. So far, this initiative has been endorsed by nearly 90 organizations rangingContinue reading “You Got Covered – Now Know Your Rights”

Coming Out for Equal Rights in Healthcare

Corey Prachniak serves as Chair of LGBT HealthLink’s Steering Committee, and is an LGBT rights and healthcare attorney. Corey tweets @LGBTadvocacy. A few weeks before my closest aunt came to visit me in college, I came out to her in the P.S. of an unrelated email. The content of the confession was as timid as itsContinue reading “Coming Out for Equal Rights in Healthcare”

New Study Looks at Smoking Cessation among People with HIV

Corey Prachniak is an LGBT rights, HIV policy, and healthcare attorney. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Network for LGBT Health Equity and tweets @LGBTadvocacy. What makes smoking cessation successful among people living with HIV? That was the question posed at an event last week at the American Legacy FoundationContinue reading “New Study Looks at Smoking Cessation among People with HIV”

#SaludLGBTT Wrap-Up: Working Together as Advocates

Corey Prachniak is an LGBT rights, HIV policy, and healthcare attorney. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Network for LGBT Health Equity and tweets @LGBTadvocacy. This is a series of posts covering Corey’s work in Puerto Rico for the Salud LGBTT conference. Now that the hundreds of us who participated in theContinue reading “#SaludLGBTT Wrap-Up: Working Together as Advocates”

#SaludLGBTT Summit: Spotlight on Trans Health

Corey Prachniak is an LGBT rights, HIV policy, and healthcare attorney. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Network for LGBT Health Equity and tweets @LGBTadvocacy. This is a series of posts covering Corey’s work in Puerto Rico for the Salud LGBTT conference. There is a human right to have competent health careContinue reading “#SaludLGBTT Summit: Spotlight on Trans Health”