Author Archives: Emilia Dunham, MPP, MBA

Network Staff in First Agency-Wide “I AM: Trans People Speak” Video, also Great Public Health Tool

by Emilia Dunham Guest Blogger / Former Network Staff / The Fenway Institute Study Coordinator I am very pleased to announce the release of Fenway Health’s contribution to the  “I AM: Trans People Speak” campaign, which I coordinated through my new study for young transgender women, the LifeSkills project of The Fenway Institute. If you’re not familiar, the “I AM”Continue reading “Network Staff in First Agency-Wide “I AM: Trans People Speak” Video, also Great Public Health Tool”

Youth Kicks! An LGBTQ Youth Counter Tobacco Project’s Next Steps

by Emilia Dunham Program Associate Some of you may remember the LGBTQ youth anti-tobacco campaign, Youth Kicks, I was working on with the National Youth Advocacy Coalition. We started a little less than a year ago with the staff support NYAC, and a few of us met up at Creating Change to discuss strategy andContinue reading “Youth Kicks! An LGBTQ Youth Counter Tobacco Project’s Next Steps”

New LGBT People and Tobacco Fact Sheet

by Emilia Dunham Program Associate   We’re excited to share a new Network resource.  Our updated LGBT People and Tobacco Fact Sheet! With the help of Network members, we’re happy to share this new resource with all of you.  As you know research on LGBT tobacco rates is very limited, but what we do knowContinue reading “New LGBT People and Tobacco Fact Sheet”

National Safe Schools Day for LGBTQ Youth

by Emilia Dunham Program Associate Today we’d like to raise awareness for an important campaign by Safe Schools Action Network: National Safe Schools Day. As you likely know there were quite a few highly publicized LGBTQ youth suicides as a result of anti-LGBTQ bullying clustered around this time last year, which makes this day so important. YouContinue reading “National Safe Schools Day for LGBTQ Youth”

Network to Team in Leading First LGBT Cultural Competency Trainings for Nat’l Health Service Corps

by Emilia Dunham Program Associate A while back the National LGBT Cancer Network and the Network for LGBT Health Equity were asked to do the first LGBT cultural competency webinar for the National Health Service Corps. Likely sparked by their amazing training for the Institute for Diversity in Health Management, this dynamic team returns to lead theContinue reading “Network to Team in Leading First LGBT Cultural Competency Trainings for Nat’l Health Service Corps”

New Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People

by Emilia Dunham Program Associate Just yesterday the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH) released it’s 7th Version of Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People (SOC) in Atlanta (where we’re proud to have several members of Fenway Health presenting at and/or in attendance). This was last updated in 2001, and ifContinue reading “New Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People”

New Developments from HHS! Visitation Rights & Grant for LGBT Health

by Emilia Dunham Program Associate   Two exciting developments for LGBT health were announced today we’re so happy to report!   The first announcement came from the Department of Health and Human Services’  Secretary Kathleen Sebelius issuing new enforcement of hospital visitation rights which explicitly protect same-sex partners. Basically all hospitals and health centers thatContinue reading “New Developments from HHS! Visitation Rights & Grant for LGBT Health”

Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus to FDA: Remove Menthol!

Our friends at the Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership  (APPEAL) had another recent great success with organizing a petitioned letter to the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus (CAPAC) requesting they ask FDA to remove menthol. With a great number of signatures (including the Network’s), CAPAC did write a letter to FDA not only asking thatContinue reading “Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus to FDA: Remove Menthol!”

APPEAL Press release: “No Community Left Behind” California’s Priority Populations Launch a New Tobacco Control Initiative

Please check out this press release by our national network partner: Asian Pacific Partners for Empowerment, Advocacy and Leadership (APPEAL). FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – August 1, 2011 Contact: Rod Lew Executive Director for APPEAL (510) 318-7814 rodlew@appealforhealth.org or Carol McGruder Co-Chair, AATCLC (510) 508-7264 cmcgruder@usa.net “No Community Left Behind” California’s Priority Populations Launch a New Tobacco ControlContinue reading “APPEAL Press release: “No Community Left Behind” California’s Priority Populations Launch a New Tobacco Control Initiative”

Legacy’s Call for Nominations: 2011 Community Activist Award

Emilia Dunham Program Associate Re-posting Legacy’s call for nominations for the 2011 Community Activist Award   Legacy is pleased to announce the call for nominations for the 2011 Community Activist Award recognizing an individual’s outstanding contribution to tobacco prevention and cessation at the community level. Each year, Legacy presents the Community Activist Award to honorContinue reading “Legacy’s Call for Nominations: 2011 Community Activist Award”