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A Year In Review: Spotlight on North Dakota Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control Program

Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity When I started working with the Network almost 4 years ago the first state I had the pleasure to visit was North Dakota. During my visit I conducted two LGBT Cultural Competency training one for their grantees, and another at their Annual Statewide Alcohol and SubstanceContinue reading “A Year In Review: Spotlight on North Dakota Department of Health Tobacco Prevention and Control Program”

Join Me For a Live Webcast: The Passion and Power of Young People in the Ongoing Fight Against Tobacco

The Passion and Power of Young People in the Ongoing Fight Against Tobacco SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday July 24, 2013 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM EDT Add to Calendar CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO VISIT THE EVENT HOMEPAGE In-person attendance is limited to those attending the CTFK Youth Advocacy Symposium andContinue reading “Join Me For a Live Webcast: The Passion and Power of Young People in the Ongoing Fight Against Tobacco”

California Elected Officals Take A Stand For Health

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: bob@lgbtpartnership.org (415) 436-9182 LGBT Partnership Announces List of California Elected Officials Who Have Taken a Stand for Health 73 state and local officials signed statements that they would not accept tobacco industry contributions SAN FRANCISCO, CA – The California LGBT Tobacco Education Partnership (LGBT Partnership) today released its “Clean Money” listContinue reading “California Elected Officals Take A Stand For Health”

May Updates From The Network

Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity May has been a busy month filled with submitting new proposals, wrapping-up projects, and visioning for the future as we prepare to close out our current cooperative agreement. We would like to start the month by highlighting a huge win forContinue reading “May Updates From The Network”

Is your home or vehicle smoke-free? Are we protecting the ones we care about and love…

Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity Today CDC released a new report Smoke-Free Rules and Secondhand Smoke Exposure in Homes and Vehicles Among US Adults, 2009–2010. “With almost 50% of US residents are protected by smoke-free regulations in worksites, restaurants and bars, it is estimated that 88 million ofContinue reading “Is your home or vehicle smoke-free? Are we protecting the ones we care about and love…”

Got LGBT policy initiatives? Missouri does… New Blog Series “Show Me MO”

Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity As you may know from my previous blog LGBT HEALTH POLICY CHANGES COMING TO MISSOURI Scout and I have been providing technical assistance to two amazing groups in MO funded by the Missouri Foundation for Health (MFH). The Project is solely focusedContinue reading “Got LGBT policy initiatives? Missouri does… New Blog Series “Show Me MO””

Statewide LGBT Health Initiative takes off in Arkansas

Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity As you may have see by my last post: Arkansas taking major efforts to reduce LGBT Tobacco and Health Disparities, great things are happening in Arkansas. The Network is pleased to be facilitating the development of this joint initiative supportedContinue reading “Statewide LGBT Health Initiative takes off in Arkansas”

Arkansas taking major efforts to reduce LGBT Tobacco and Health Disparities

Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity Arkansas Lovin’ I am excited to be back in Arkansas… As our avid followers know, the Network has been doing some work with Minority Sub-Recipients Grants Office (MSRGO) and the Arkansas Department of Health (ADH) around LGBT Tobacco control efforts over the past yearContinue reading “Arkansas taking major efforts to reduce LGBT Tobacco and Health Disparities”

Recap of the 3rd annual GLBTQA Statewide conference in North Dakota

Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity I had such a great trip to North Dakota and was pleased to be asked to present and sit on the closing panel: of the 3rd annual North Dakota GLBTQA conference. My session Truth: Social Justice and Health explored our workContinue reading “Recap of the 3rd annual GLBTQA Statewide conference in North Dakota”