Corey Prachniak is an LGBT rights, HIV policy, and healthcare attorney. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Network for LGBT Health Equity and tweets @LGBTadvocacy. Next week, the third annual LGBT Health Summit of Puerto Rico hosted by Salud LGBTT will be taking San Juan by storm, and the Network will be coveringContinue reading “Getting Ready for #SaludLGBTT”
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HHS Secretary Sebelius Meets With LGBT Leaders
Dr. Scout, Ph.D. Director of CenterLink’s Network for LGBT Health Equity As published on Huffington Post’s new LGBT Wellness blog, see original at: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/scout-phd/hhs-secretary-sebelius-me_b_4899306.html?utm_hp_ref=lgbt-wellness Earlier I asked you what you wanted me to say in the annual meeting with HHS Secretary Sebelius, now I’m back to report out on the meeting itself.Continue reading “HHS Secretary Sebelius Meets With LGBT Leaders”
President’s Budget Highlights LGBT Health
Corey Prachniak is an LGBT rights, HIV policy, and healthcare attorney. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Network for LGBT Health Equity and tweets @LGBTadvocacy. Even most casual observers know that the President’s budget proposal, released yesterday, is unlikely to become law (so much so that Senate Democrats won’t evenContinue reading “President’s Budget Highlights LGBT Health”
Queer Health, Part III: Our Selves, Our Community
Corey Prachniak is an LGBT rights, HIV policy, and healthcare attorney. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Network for LGBT Health Equity and tweets @LGBTadvocacy. Views expressed herein are solely those of the author. Part I and Part II of this series were published previously. Over the past few weeks, I’ve argued thatContinue reading “Queer Health, Part III: Our Selves, Our Community”
Queer Health, Part II: When Trickle-Down Equality Isn’t Enough
Corey Prachniak is an LGBT rights, HIV policy, and healthcare attorney. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Network for LGBT Health Equity and tweets @LGBTadvocacy. Part I of this series can be found here. As marriage and workplace equality pick up steam, some LGBT people and their allies think theContinue reading “Queer Health, Part II: When Trickle-Down Equality Isn’t Enough”
FDA Launches Youth Anti-Smoking Campaign, with LGBT Effort to Follow
Corey Prachniak is an LGBT rights, HIV policy, and healthcare attorney. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Network for LGBT Health Equity and tweets @LGBTadvocacy. This morning at the National Press Club in Washington, the Food and Drug Administration unveiled a $115 million anti-smoking campaign aimed at youths – the first-everContinue reading “FDA Launches Youth Anti-Smoking Campaign, with LGBT Effort to Follow”
Queer Health, Part I: Marriage Won’t Save You
Corey Prachniak is an LGBT rights, HIV policy, and healthcare attorney. He serves on the Steering Committee of the Network for LGBT Health Equity and tweets @LGBTadvocacy. So, is that it? In the relatively progressive parts of America, same-sex marriage is fast becoming law. Employment and housing discrimination is already banned by manyContinue reading “Queer Health, Part I: Marriage Won’t Save You”
We’re working toward a tobacco-free future for LGBT communities!
Here at the National LGBT Cancer Network Summit in NYC, we wanted to get in on the Surgeon General Report excitement! #SGR50
The Network’s very own Trudie Jackson is honored as Echo Magazine’s woman of the year!
Network Steering Committee Member Trudie Jackson: Echo Magazine’s Woman of the Year! Congratulations Trudie!!! We were so happy to hear that our very own Steering Committee member, Trudie Jackson, has been chosen as Echo Magazine’s 2013 Woman of the Year for her work as an advocate for the trans communityContinue reading “The Network’s very own Trudie Jackson is honored as Echo Magazine’s woman of the year!”
LESBIANS AND BISEXUAL WOMEN LAG BEHIND IN RECEIVING ADEQUATE CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS
Sarah Peitzmeier, MSPH Clinical data specialist Fenway Institute LESBIANS AND BISEXUAL WOMEN LAG BEHIND HETEROSEXUAL WOMEN IN RECEIVING ADEQUATE CERVICAL CANCER SCREENING, DESPITE BEING EQUALLY AT RISK FOR CERVICAL CANCER Lesbians and bisexual women are as likely as heterosexual women to develop cervical cancer, but are up to 10 times lessContinue reading “LESBIANS AND BISEXUAL WOMEN LAG BEHIND IN RECEIVING ADEQUATE CERVICAL CANCER SCREENINGS”