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Conference reflections: Challenges in Data Collection

    E. Shor, MPH WI Population Health Service Fellow at UW-Madison     Blogging from the LGBTI Health Research Conference   One of the sections today was entitled “LGBTI Health: Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, and Intersex Data at Population and Clinical Levels,” and in this talk, four awesome presenters discussed a myriad of data collectionContinue reading “Conference reflections: Challenges in Data Collection”

Putting the I in LGBTQI

    E. Shor, MPH Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellow through UW-Madison   Blogging Live from: the LGBTI Health Research Conference   This has been a jam-packed day so far and it is only half over at the LGBTI Health Research Conference. There have been speakers addressing data collection on sexual orientation and gender identity,Continue reading “Putting the I in LGBTQI”

E.Shor blogging from the LGBTI Health Research Conference

  E. Shor, MPH Wisconsin Population Health Service Fellow through UW-Madison Blogging from the LGBTI Health Research Conference     Hello everyone, It has been quite a while since I blogged here, so I wanted to quick re-introduce myself to the community. My name is E. Shor (most just call me Shor though) and IContinue reading “E.Shor blogging from the LGBTI Health Research Conference”

Social Media Rapid Response

  e.shor    Guest Blogger   Reporting from Netroots Nation in Providence, RI This afternoon there were a few great sessions that I went to, one of which was on Rapid Response in the digital age. Rapid response is all about seeing your window of opportunity within the conversations happening around your issues, getting in on aContinue reading “Social Media Rapid Response”

EXCLUSIVE: 10 Ways to Win the Internet Through Sexier Sharing and Epic Graphics

e.shor Guest Blogger Reporting from Netroots Nation in Providence, Rhode Island   The title of this blog post embodies everything that the training was about…getting people’s attention as a way to promote your story, your call to action, your video…whatever…this is about getting clicks and and getting people to notice YOU. So…y’all have issues, campaigns,Continue reading “EXCLUSIVE: 10 Ways to Win the Internet Through Sexier Sharing and Epic Graphics”

Social Media Strategy for Advocacy

e.shor Guest Blogger Reporting from Netroots Nation in Providence, RI   Beth Becker and Alan Rosenblatt blasted us through an awesome session on Social Media Strategy and Advocacy yesterday eve. The room was packed and they packed in some of the nitty gritty about how to actually use social media for advocacy in an organization. Here areContinue reading “Social Media Strategy for Advocacy”

Netroots: What every nonprofit should know about the law & their social media presence

    e.shor     Guest Blogger     Reporting from Netroots Nation Fascinating session this morning about Online Activism, Social Media and the Law this morning by Adam Bonin and Abby Levin who presented a host of interesting facts and figures for those of us who are using social media as a part of activismContinue reading “Netroots: What every nonprofit should know about the law & their social media presence”

Diving into Netroots Nation on the Heels of Philly Trans Health

e.shor blogger and queer health enthusiast Netroots Nation, Providence, Rhode Island     Hay Network Hay, Hope all is well with you. I am at Netroots Nation with many thanks to The Network for LGBT Health Equity for helping get me here. It was THEIR idea to nominate me for a scholarship through the DFAContinue reading “Diving into Netroots Nation on the Heels of Philly Trans Health”

Young Adult Tobacco-Control Promising Practices- Come and get ’em!

    by e.shor Promising Practices Conference  New Orleans, LA       Hay Network Hay! This is e.shor writing from Promising Practices 2012 in New Orleans! What a treat to be at this conference in such a lively and fun city. This conference is all about working in communities and practices that have workedContinue reading “Young Adult Tobacco-Control Promising Practices- Come and get ’em!”

Breathe…Standing up against Corporate Tobacco

From Lucreshia with SHIFT Minnesota… When I think of the pain that is caused by corporate tobacco I think of my mother, who has smoked cigarettes for longer than I’ve been alive. I can remember so many times when she vowed to be quitting and she tried, had the gum and the patch for aContinue reading “Breathe…Standing up against Corporate Tobacco”