Hector Martinez Blogging Scholarship Winner Reporting from Creating Change January 2012 Baltimore, MD It has been a privilege to attend The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force Creating Change Conference. I want to especially thank the beautiful people at The Network, Dr. Scout, Gustavo and Daniella for their support. These last fewContinue reading “Thoughts on Creating Change Conference”
Category Archives: Creating Change 2011
Housing and Urban Development Sec. Shaun Donovan announces LGBT housing discrimination protections at Creating Change
Hector Martinez Blogging Scholarship Winner Reporting from Creating Change January 2012 Baltimore, MD The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Creating Change Conference in Baltimore has attracted 3,000 LGBT rights advocates from all over the US. Housing and Urban Development Sec. Shaun Donovan announces new policies to protect LGBT people. “I’mContinue reading “Housing and Urban Development Sec. Shaun Donovan announces LGBT housing discrimination protections at Creating Change”
Diversity of stories at Creating Change.
Hector Martinez Blogging Scholarship Winner Reporting from Creating Change January 2012 Baltimore, MD The Creating Change Conference has a vibrant and high energy feel to it. There have been countless opportunities to meet and speak to a diversity of people. Last night, I unexpectedly had dinner with Janice, a phycist from Washington DC. We ended up havingContinue reading “Diversity of stories at Creating Change.”
Conversations with Exhibitors.
Hector Martinez Blogging Scholarship Winner Reporting from Creating Change January 2012 Baltimore, MD The exhibition booths at the Creating Change Conference look great. I stopped by a couple of them to ask some questions. I asked Dave Reynolds, Project Director from the Safe & Healthy LGBT Youth Project, what his plans are forContinue reading “Conversations with Exhibitors.”
PopCtr Mtg: Panel Discussion on Probability and Non-Probability Methods
by Scout Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity A project of The Fenway Institute in Boston, MA SCIENCEBABBLE ALERT – This is a meeting for scientists, despite my efforts, some of this may get technical. 411 on the issue Probability sampling = getting a group of people for your research that is statistically proven toContinue reading “PopCtr Mtg: Panel Discussion on Probability and Non-Probability Methods”
Center for Population Research in LGBT Health Holds Annual Convening
by Scout Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity A project of The Fenway Institute in Boston, MA My Non-Sampling Error Experience Ok, I’ve fled from the very exciting Netroots Nation conference to get back to Boston because today and tomorrow mark the 3rd annual convening of one of The Fenway Institute’s other major initiatives, theContinue reading “Center for Population Research in LGBT Health Holds Annual Convening”
Breaking News! NY Hospitals Announce Mandatory LGBT Cultural Competency Trainings
by Scout Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity A project of The Fenway Institute in Boston, MA Reporting from Bellevue Hospital, NY I’m down here in NYC and very, very happy to be at the press conference where New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation just announced mandatory LGBT cultural competency training for all theirContinue reading “Breaking News! NY Hospitals Announce Mandatory LGBT Cultural Competency Trainings”
Successful Response on Creating Change 2011 Action Alert!
by Network Staff Gustavo, Emilia and Scout We have some exciting news to share! You may remember our action alert at/after Creating Change 2011, petitioning the CDC to include LGBT people/questions in data collection. We receiving almost 500 signatures through in-person and online petition, and we are happy to share the letter we receivedContinue reading “Successful Response on Creating Change 2011 Action Alert!”
LGBT HealthLink, The Network for Health Equity 