Category Archives: Action Alerts

Action Alert – Creating Change 2013 – National Governors Initiative

    Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity       Good afternoon from Creating Change 2013 in Atlanta, GA.  The Network is pleased to participate in another Creating Change Conference. This year we will be joined by some amazing folks doing great work from across the country. In our previousContinue reading “Action Alert – Creating Change 2013 – National Governors Initiative”

Action Alert ***Support Data Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Clinical Settings***

    Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity   Hello Everyone, Long story short we are all pushing for and/or understand the importance of comprehensive inclusion of LGBT communities in all surveillance instruments through sexual orientation and gender identity measures. Currently the Health Information Technology Policy Committee is seeking comments onContinue reading “Action Alert ***Support Data Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Clinical Settings***”

ACTION ALERT – We need your organizations support – Ensure Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in clinical settings

Dear colleagues, Please consider signing on to this community public comment to the Health Information Technology Policy Committee supporting the inclusion of sexual orientation and gender identity data collection in Stage 3 Meaningful Use Guidelines. You can sign your organization on at: http://tfisecure.fenwayhealth.org/limesurvey/index.php?sid=82375&lang=en Please do so by close of business Thursday January 10th. We willContinue reading “ACTION ALERT – We need your organizations support – Ensure Collection of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in clinical settings”

National Media Collaboration, A Gay Editor’s Journey to Become Smoke-Free…

    Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity Deglamorizing Tobacco in the Media We are in an era where there is too little LGBT Media coverage of tobacco control efforts, a definite lack of LGBT Educational opportunities about our disparity, and a clear need of education around smart cessation options to helpContinue reading “National Media Collaboration, A Gay Editor’s Journey to Become Smoke-Free…”

ACTION ALERT**PLEASE** email FDA now and ask for consistent LGBT inclusion.

ACTION ALERT RESPOND NOW Please email: workshop.ctpos@fda.hhs.gov and say – “Please create minimal dataset that includes measures for all vulnerable populations, including LGBT people, across ALL your funded research. Please make sure coming Centers of Excellence include a vulnerable population focus that also includes LGBT people.” The backstory: Many of you know I’m at theContinue reading “ACTION ALERT**PLEASE** email FDA now and ask for consistent LGBT inclusion.”

White House LGBT Conference on Health – Feb 16th in Philadelphia

    By Gustavo Torrez Program Manager White House LGBT Conference on Health    The Network is pleased to inform you all of the White House LGBT Conference on Health. The Event will take place in Philadelphia February 16, 2012. We encourage you to attend if you are able. Scout will be attending on behalf ofContinue reading “White House LGBT Conference on Health – Feb 16th in Philadelphia”

Thoughts on Tobacco, Evolution, Sustainability & Strategic Planning

by Scout, Ph.D. Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity At The Fenway Institute Healthcare Reform Has Started to Change Our World It seems I’ve been a public health professional for almost a quarter of a century. (really? wow) I’ve gotta say, in those 24 years, one of the things that gives me the most optimismContinue reading “Thoughts on Tobacco, Evolution, Sustainability & Strategic Planning”

ACTION ALERT: One Month to Demand Partnership in Local Community Transformation Grants

by Scout, Ph.D. Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity At The Fenway Institute Local CTG Grantees Have One Month To Modify Action Plans Remember how (just minutes ago) we posted that leaders are urging local disparity leaders to demand partnership in the newly awarded $100M of Community Transformation Grants (CTGs)? Well good news is, manyContinue reading “ACTION ALERT: One Month to Demand Partnership in Local Community Transformation Grants”

Leaders Urge Us To Demand Partnership in Local Community Transformation Awards

by Scout, Ph.D. Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity At The Fenway Institute Asking Officials How We Get Inclusion in Local CTG Awards Flashback to American Public Health Association (APHA) conference a few months back. This event pulls together 13,000 public healthians from every walk of life. They had a session there where they wereContinue reading “Leaders Urge Us To Demand Partnership in Local Community Transformation Awards”