Here at the National LGBT Cancer Network Summit in NYC, we wanted to get in on the Surgeon General Report excitement! #SGR50
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Farewell & Godspeed To Our Hero Terrie Hall
Scout, Ph.D. Director, The Network for LGBT Health Equity This sad news came today from the CDC’s Office of Smoking and Health: We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Terrie Hall – a true American hero. Terrie appeared in ads run by CDC for the Tips From Former Smokers media campaign, which encouraged several Continue reading “Farewell & Godspeed To Our Hero Terrie Hall”
Upcoming webinar about CDC’s unveiling of “Talk with your doctor” sub-campaign- register today!
The Network for LGBT Health Equity Bringing you awesome Webinars and keeping you in the know! A new feature of the CDC’s Tips From Former Smokers campaign was unveiled this week— “Talk With Your Doctor” (TWYD). The goal of this phase of the campaign is to engage health care providers andContinue reading “Upcoming webinar about CDC’s unveiling of “Talk with your doctor” sub-campaign- register today!”
APPLY NOW FOR NETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE POSITIONS!
The Network for LGBT Health Equity The time has come: Apply to be a part of our dynamic Steering Committee! Applications due by June 3rd, 2013 The Network for LGBT Health Equity is now accepting applications to fill four positions on its 13 member Steering Committee! The purpose of the committeeContinue reading “APPLY NOW FOR NETWORK STEERING COMMITTEE POSITIONS!”
Action Alert – Do you know an LGBT person who has quit smoking? Help us share their story…
Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity Do you know an LGBT person who has quit smoking? Help us share their story… As you may have seen through our press statement today, CDC officially launched the Tips 2 Campaign this morning. We were pleased to report the inclusionContinue reading “Action Alert – Do you know an LGBT person who has quit smoking? Help us share their story…”
National Partners Meeting… View Of The Future in Tobacco Prevention & Control
Gustavo Torrez Program Manager The Network for LGBT Health Equity National Partners Meeting Scout and I are in Atlanta for the yearly National Partners Meeting. With 70 National Partners in the room, todays agenda is really focusing on collaborations and priorities in tobacco prevention and control. Dr. Tim McAfee opened the morningContinue reading “National Partners Meeting… View Of The Future in Tobacco Prevention & Control”
PRESS RELEASE: FINDINGS FROM CDC’S NATIONAL ADULT TOBACCO SURVEY SHOWS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE AMONG LGBT RESPONDENTS VERSUS GENERAL POPULATION
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 20, 2012 Contact: Chris Viveiros 617.927.6342 / 617.721.7494 Continue reading “PRESS RELEASE: FINDINGS FROM CDC’S NATIONAL ADULT TOBACCO SURVEY SHOWS SIGNIFICANTLY HIGHER PREVALENCE OF TOBACCO USE AMONG LGBT RESPONDENTS VERSUS GENERAL POPULATION”
WIN! CDC gets in on pride fabulosity
The Network for LGBT Health Equity Makin’ sure you see the COOL stuff Exciting news! You know the CDC’s Tips from Former Smoker’s campaign? Well, in honor of pride month (whooooo!), the CDC has come out with a very cool graphic specifically targeted to the LGBT community: When theContinue reading “WIN! CDC gets in on pride fabulosity”
Update! CDC To Launch National Tobacco Education Campaign this Thursday!
By Daniella Matthews-Trigg Program Associate CDC To Launch National Tobacco Education Campaign this Thursday This Thursday,The CDC Office of Tobacco and Health will be launching their new educational campaign, called “Tips From Former Smokers”. The campaign will underscore the immediate health effects of smoking, and profile people who suffer from these health effects.Continue reading “Update! CDC To Launch National Tobacco Education Campaign this Thursday!”
Respect
by e.shor The discussion of HIV has “traditionally” been centered around gay men in the LGBTQI community, but in the last ten years we have found more information on the intersections of HIV with communities of color, transgender folks (mostly transgender women, but not exclusively), and people over the age of 50. I mention theseContinue reading “Respect”
LGBT HealthLink, The Network for Health Equity 