Tag Archives: health policy

HIV Transmission -> What We Know & Why States Are Getting It Wrong

By: Andrew Shaughnessy, Manager of Public Policy PROMO Missouri @AndrewShag AIDS.gov states that certain body fluids from an HIV-positive person can transmit HIV. The body fluids mentioned are: Blood, Semen (cum), Pre-seminal fluid (pre-cum), Recital fluids, Vaginal fluids, & Breast milk. Nowhere on this list does it mention saliva. Missouri laws, similar to several States, criminalizes behaviors that theContinue reading “HIV Transmission -> What We Know & Why States Are Getting It Wrong”

Missouri Case Study 11 – Reviewing LGBT Welcoming Policies in Rural Missouri Hospitals

By: Andrew Shaughnessy Manager of Public Policy, PROMO Missouri @AndrewShag At the beginning of February 2015, LGBT advocates in Missouri began reviewing our second list of hospitals on their LGBT welcoming policies. Having successfully accomplished several LGBT policy victories during our first round of outreach, we began to tackle a new beast — rural Missouri. Choosing 10 hospitalsContinue reading “Missouri Case Study 11 – Reviewing LGBT Welcoming Policies in Rural Missouri Hospitals”

Missouri Case Study 10 – Making LGBT Health Matter in Missouri Hospitals

Andrew Shaughnessy Manager of Public Policy, PROMO Missouri @andrewshag This year has proven to be a monumental year for LGBT Missourians. Those monumental steps have been the recognition of out-of-state marriages by the State of Missouri, and the leadership of nearly 47 Missouri hospitals, who have included 105 new LGBT welcoming policies to their coreContinue reading “Missouri Case Study 10 – Making LGBT Health Matter in Missouri Hospitals”

LGBT Wellness Roundup: October 5

As published on Huffington Post’s new LGBT Wellness blog, see original at: http://ow.ly/DhVNO Each week HuffPost Gay Voices, in a partnership with bloggers Liz Margolies and Scout, brings you a round up of some of the biggest LGBT wellness stories from the past seven days. For more LGBT Wellness, visit our page dedicated to the topic here. TheContinue reading “LGBT Wellness Roundup: October 5”

Join Me For a Live Webcast: The Passion and Power of Young People in the Ongoing Fight Against Tobacco

The Passion and Power of Young People in the Ongoing Fight Against Tobacco SAVE THE DATE: Wednesday July 24, 2013 from 12:30 PM to 2:00 PM EDT Add to Calendar  CLICK HERE FOR MORE DETAILS AND TO VISIT THE EVENT HOMEPAGE   In-person attendance is limited to those attending the CTFK Youth Advocacy Symposium andContinue reading “Join Me For a Live Webcast: The Passion and Power of Young People in the Ongoing Fight Against Tobacco”

Creative Problem Solving and Arkansas

    By Daniella Matthews-Trigg Program Associate Creative Problem-Solving and Arkansas Greetings! After Gustavo’s trip to Arkansas last week and blog post about forging national and local partnerships, I wanted to share another very cool Arkansas-related health equity resource, LGBT/HIV and Tobacco Survey Report prepared by Dathan Johnson, BS and the Tobacco Cessation and PreventionContinue reading “Creative Problem Solving and Arkansas”

LGBT Surveillance: Next Steps for the Federal Government

As tides change on the federal level, there is opportunity for our community to mobilize and discuss next steps to assist federal agencies to include LGBT communities in federal efforts. A major gap on the federal level is LGBT Surveillance, so the Network would like to host a BrownBag titled “LGBT Surveillance: Next Steps forContinue reading “LGBT Surveillance: Next Steps for the Federal Government”

New Policy Statement on Comprehensive Cessation Services

Many of us probably know that long ago, the federal best practice protocols for tobacco control started to call for comprehensive coverage of all cessation services by insurance companies. It’s really a no-brainer, right? I’m always a bit confused as to how the actuaries who run insurance risk profiles failed to notice the cost-benefit rewardsContinue reading “New Policy Statement on Comprehensive Cessation Services”

New Fed Regulations Media Tools to Educate on "Mild" Tobacco

(From our Friends at the CDC) CDC’s Office on Smoking and Health (OSH) and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) are working to educate consumers, public health partners, and the general public about new tobacco regulations that took effect July 22, 2010. These regulations prohibit the tobacco industry from distributing or introducing into the U.S. marketContinue reading “New Fed Regulations Media Tools to Educate on "Mild" Tobacco”

American Lung Association: LGBT Smoking Report

by Emilia Dunham Network Program Associate On June 28th, I was privileged to participate in a webinar on the American Lung Association’s LGBT Smoking Report. Since data is dramatically lacking on LGBT smoking, this national survey was extremely important, so we can expect this research will have lasing implications! Below are some major points fromContinue reading “American Lung Association: LGBT Smoking Report”