Dwayne Steward LGBTQ Health Advocate Columbus Public Health We’ve come to the end of the LGBTI Health Research Conference at Baldwin Wallace University. This has been a very life-changing experience, for which I am truly grateful. Being in the room with so many experts that have and are currently making groundbreaking changes inContinue reading “#BWLGBTI Day 3 Part 2: Community-based research is still important”
Category Archives: IOM
#BWLGBTI Day 3 Part 1: The IOM Report
Dwayne Steward LGBTQ Health Advocate Columbus Public Health Back at Baldwin Wallace for the last day of the LGBTI Health Research Conference and the morning is being spent on very detailed analysis of the Institute of Medicine‘s National Institutes of Health-commissioned 2011 report “The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and TransgenderContinue reading “#BWLGBTI Day 3 Part 1: The IOM Report”
NIH Issues Long-Awaited & Detailed Response to IOM LGBT Report
Scout, Ph.D. Director, The Fenway Institute’s Network for LGBT Health Equity Back in June we circulated a quote from the Deputy Director at National Institutes of Health, Dr. Tabak, about their new LGBT health research priorities (see the picture). We knew these priorities were the result of their ongoing work responding to the Institute ofContinue reading “NIH Issues Long-Awaited & Detailed Response to IOM LGBT Report”
Public Health Stakeholder Call Today12PM EST, Dec 14: Public Release of the Institute of Medicine Report on Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products
The Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act requires the FDA to consult with the Institute of Medicine (IOM) on the design and conduct of studies and surveillance required for the assessment and ongoing review of modified risk tobacco products. Tomorrow, the IOM will release a report on the design and conduct of studies whichContinue reading “Public Health Stakeholder Call Today12PM EST, Dec 14: Public Release of the Institute of Medicine Report on Scientific Standards for Studies on Modified Risk Tobacco Products”
In Sickness & In Health: LGBT Health Issues Make Steady Gains At Federal Level
In Sickness & In Health: LGBT Health Issues Make Steady Gains At Federal Level. Cross post by Dr. Scout which appeared today on the DailyKos site. Click the link above, sign up for DailyKos, and comment. For those of you who do not know about DailyKos the blog is defined as a: Democratic blog, a partisan blog. OneContinue reading “In Sickness & In Health: LGBT Health Issues Make Steady Gains At Federal Level”
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”
State & Cities: New Webinar – 411 on Including LGBT Disparities in CTG Proposals
by Scout Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity A project of The Fenway Institute in Boston, MA Integrating LGBT Communities in CTG Proposals Calling all applicants for the coming Community Transformation Grants! Did you happen to notice how many time the Request for Applications asks for information related to local disparity populations? Yes, disparities areContinue reading “State & Cities: New Webinar – 411 on Including LGBT Disparities in CTG Proposals”
Recent LGBT Policy Efforts Including New LGBT-Inclusive Requirements for Hospitals
by Emilia Dunham, Program Associate Presenting on The Fenway Institute Brown Bag Presentation on LGBT Disparities Today Scout and the Director of the Center for Population Research in LGBT Health, Dr. Judy Bradford presented on recent LGBT health reports as well as policy advocacy activities lately, including news that the Joint Commission is enforcing LGBTContinue reading “Recent LGBT Policy Efforts Including New LGBT-Inclusive Requirements for Hospitals”
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”
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