Sheila Nezhad Research & Education Manager Rainbow Health Initiative Voices of Health: Seeing LGBTQ health in Minnesota In March, 2013, Rainbow Health Initiative released a landmark report that outlined the results of a health survey of 1,144 LGBTQ people in Minnesota. The results made it clear that we need to take immediateContinue reading “Voices of Health: Seeing LGBTQ health in Minnesota”
Category Archives: Minnesota
March Updates from the Network
March has been yet another busy month for the Network. We are pleased to announce the launch of two major projects from the Network. First, Joseph Lee of our Steering Committee is helping us launch MPOWERED best and promising practices review, an effort to collect lessons learned in the field of LGBT Tobacco Control. TheContinue reading “March Updates from the Network”
They’re Still Talking Bout YOU
Hay Network Hay, Last week I went to a training by La Tanisha Wright, former trade marketing manager for Brown and Williamson Co (now a part of RJ Reynolds), currently a fierce anti-tobacco/tobacco control activist. This was some of the most interesting information that I have heard to date about how the tobacco corporations screwContinue reading “They’re Still Talking Bout YOU”
Great American SmokeOUT with SHIFT Minnesota!
Hay Network Hay, e.shor here on this day called the Great American SmokeOUT! In case you are looking for a bit more information on the Great American SmokeOut here is a bitty synopsis: “The Great American Smokeout has helped to spotlight the dangers of tobacco use and the challenges of quitting, but more importantly, it has setContinue reading “Great American SmokeOUT with SHIFT Minnesota!”
American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference Reflections
Hay Network Hay, It’s me, e.shor, sitting on a plush leather couch in the lobby of the Washington DC Convention Center at the American Public Health Association (APHA) Annual Meeting. This place is a whirlwind for a first timer, filled with fast moving sessions, lots of talk about methods, odds ratios,Continue reading “American Public Health Association (APHA) Conference Reflections”
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”
Tips for Getting Health Promotion Messages into LGBT Blogs
by Scout Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity A project of The Fenway Institute in Boston, MA Reporting from Netroots Nation 2011 LGBT Preconference in Minneapolis, MN New Skills Remember just last year when many state dept of health folk were blocked from Facebook, Twitter and other social media? Well, perhaps because the feds haveContinue reading “Tips for Getting Health Promotion Messages into LGBT Blogs”
I am leaving on a jet plane heading to Netroots Nation in Minneapolis MN
The sixth annual gathering of the Netroots Nation (formerly known as the YearlyKos Convention) is taking place June16-19 in Minneapolis, MN. This progressive conference will include panels led by national and international experts; identity, issue and regional caucuses; prominent political, issue and policy-oriented speakers; a progressive film screening series; and the most concentrated gathering ofContinue reading “I am leaving on a jet plane heading to Netroots Nation in Minneapolis MN”
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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