Category Archives: National Coalition for LGBT Health

By Juan Carlos Vega, Guest Blogger Reporting from Washington, DC   Choo Choo!!!  For the last year, the CDC funded National LGBT and Latino Tobacco Control Networks have been engaging the LGBT community in Puerto Rico.  However, much more is needed to move LGBT health to the forefront.  That is one of the reasons why I amContinue reading “The Train is in Motion!”

By Juan Carlos Vega, Guest Blogger Reporting from the 2010 National Coalition for LGBT Health Meeting I can’t blog anything else until I post the photograph of all the Community Health Centers that were recognized during the 10th Anniversary Reception for their exceptional services to the LGBT communities in their region.  I can’t wait for PuertoContinue reading “Community Health Centers are recognized”

By Juan Carlos Vega, Guest Blogger Reporting from the 2010 National Coalition for LGBT Health Meeting Cool– I didn’t have to makeup a title for this blog!  The title of my first breakout session on the second day of conferences had the heading ready for me.  Ms. Veronica Bayetti Flores from the National Latina InstituteContinue reading “Uniting Communities to Advance LGBT Health”

By Juan Carlos Vega, Guest Blogger Reporting from 2010 National Coalition for LGBT Health Meeting On September 15, 2010, the H.R. 6109-Health Data Collection Improvement Act was introduced to mandate gender identity and sexual orientation data collection.  Champed by U.S. House of Representative, Honorable Tammy Baldwin from Wisconsin, the legislation passed the subcommittee, but its chancesContinue reading “Data Collection & More Data Collection”

By Juan Carlos Vega, Guest Blogger Reporting from 2010 National Coalition for LGBT Health Meeting From the beginning of the keynote address by Mr. Cornelius Baker of the National Black Gay Men’s Advocacy Coalition, I realized that the Annual Meeting & 10th Anniversary Celebration of the National Coalition for LGBT Health is providing me withContinue reading “A Librarian learning about base and coalition building to advance LGBT health in Puerto Rico”