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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”

Joint Commission Releases Historic Field Guide on LGBT Health Care!

  Daniella Matthews-Trigg Program Associate Exciting News, Joint Commission Releases New Guide to LGBT Health! Drum roll, please… Today the Joint Commission released a historic guide to LGBT health disparities: Advancing Effective  Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient-and Family-Centered Care for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community: A Field Guide. The Joint Commission, the organizationContinue reading “Joint Commission Releases Historic Field Guide on LGBT Health Care!”