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”
Category Archives: Creating Change 2011
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!”
Action Alert: Letter to CDC to Include LGBTs in Data Collection!
by Emilia Dunham Network Program Associate You may recall our report from Creating Change when we mentioned a letter to CDC we were circulating to urge CDC to include LGBT questions on their surveys. At Creating Change we asked folks to sign on to the letter in person and received over 250 signatures! However, beforeContinue reading “Action Alert: Letter to CDC to Include LGBTs in Data Collection!”
What stands out at Creating Change 2011? More Health.
Emilia Dunham Program Associate, reporting on Creating Change 2011 We all know at this point that it’s important to continue the energy and discussions from conferences to really create progress on important LGBT issues. For that reason, I wanted to point out a theme that supports the great work of the Network. In CCContinue reading “What stands out at Creating Change 2011? More Health.”
Queer Planet: Creating Change Closing Thoughts
by Emilia Dunham Program Associate, reporting on Creating Change, Minneapolis 2011 So I am back from Creating Change and my head is definitely spinning [not just from turbulent flights and lost luggage] from the amazing conversations and ideas that have completely taken over my thoughts in the past week. I’ve been thinkingContinue reading “Queer Planet: Creating Change Closing Thoughts”
Reflection
Megan Lee Blogger Scholar, reporting from Creating Change, Minneapolis 2011 As a “blogger scholar” at this conference, I have been charged with blogging about the sessions I’ve attended in order to share information with those not at the conference or those not in the particular sessions I’ve attended. But my time in Minneapolis hasn’t beenContinue reading “Reflection”
CC11 Action Alert: Help Increase Services for HIV-positive older adults
by Sasha Kaufmann Guest Blogger, reporting on Creating Change, Minneapolis 2011 Did you know that by 2013, half of the people living with HIV in the United States will be over 50? Between social isolation, stigma, and the normal effects of growing older on the body, without the right support aging for LGBT and/or HIV-positiveContinue reading “CC11 Action Alert: Help Increase Services for HIV-positive older adults”
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