Michael G. Bare, MPH Program Coordinator National LGBT Cancer Network Do LGBT youth have higher prevalence of cancer than other youth? To be honest, we don’t know. The lack of sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) on institutional intake forms across the medical professions has resulted in difficulty ascertaining LGBTContinue reading “DO LGBT YOUTH HAVE CANCER DISPARITIES?”
Category Archives: Research Studies
#BWLGBTI Day 3 Part 2: Community-based research is still important
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”
#BWLBGTI Day 2 Post-Lunch: Revisiting sexual health
Dwayne Steward LGBTQ Health Advocate Columbus Public Health After lunch at day 2 of the LGBTI Health Research Conference at Baldwin Wallace is all about sexual health. Historically this would have been the bulk of such a conference as this. As most of us know, pathology-focused research on homosexuality and gender diversity, along with theContinue reading “#BWLBGTI Day 2 Post-Lunch: Revisiting sexual health”
Baldwin Wallace presenting first LGBTI health conference with class
Dwayne Steward LGBTQ Health Advocate Columbus Public Health Martin Luther King Jr. once said, “Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” It’s become a mantra I’ve come to live by. It is the starting of and building upon conversations that matter that truly leads to change. This mantra isContinue reading “Baldwin Wallace presenting first LGBTI health conference with class”
Reportout from NIH’s 1st LGBTI Listening Session
Scout, Ph.D. Director, The Fenway Institute’s Network for LGBT Health Equity Sometimes you have throwaway days, then sometimes you have really high impact ones, right? Well, today was about as high impact as it gets. Myself and others have been nudging NIH to open communications with LGBTI researchers for years and today I hadContinue reading “Reportout from NIH’s 1st LGBTI Listening Session”
Brainstorming on New LGBT Health Research Textbook
Scout, Ph.D. Director, The Fenway Institute’s Network for LGBT Health Equity I’ve had the pleasure for the last few days to be brainstorming with a bunch of other LGBT scientists at the very top of a crazy beautiful building at University of Pittsburgh, their Cathedral of Learning. Our host is Dr. Ron Stall and allContinue reading “Brainstorming on New LGBT Health Research Textbook”
No hay salud sin salud sexual = There is no health without sexual health
By Juan Carlos Vega Blogging for the Citizens’ Alliance Pro LGBTTA Health of Puerto Rico and the CDC-funded LGBT and Latino National Disparities Networks During this morning plenary session at the VI International Congress of Health Promoting Universities and the IV Public Health Conference of Puerto Rico (http://ivconferenciasp.rcm.upr.edu/home.html), newly elected and LGBTT friendly SanContinue reading “No hay salud sin salud sexual = There is no health without sexual health”
LGBTT Health sessions during the IV Public health conference in Puerto Rico
By Juan Carlos Vega Blogging for the Citizens’ Alliance Pro LGBTTA Health of Puerto Rico and the CDC-funded LGBT and Latino National Disparities Networks Today is our last day attending the VI International Congress of Health Promoting Universities and the IV Public Health Conference of Puerto Rico in the Puerto RicoContinue reading “LGBTT Health sessions during the IV Public health conference in Puerto Rico”
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”
Tobacco Control In LGBT Communities: A journey through this valuable report
As I am sure you are aware on Tuesday Legacy released a new report: Tobacco Control In LGBT Communities. This report is another to hit the national stage to address the growing concern of tobacco use and the affect it has on LGBT people. The layout of this report is quite nice, first addressing Legacy’sContinue reading “Tobacco Control In LGBT Communities: A journey through this valuable report”
LGBT HealthLink, The Network for Health Equity 