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”
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Missouri Case Study 12 – Sparking Interest from Rural Missouri Hospitals on LGBT Health
By: Andrew Shaughnessy Manager of Public Policy, PROMO Missouri @AndrewShag Upon concluding the review process for our Mid-Missouri and Southeast Missouri hospitals, health advocates were faced with the challenge of sparking interest among rural hospital officials on a review of their LGBT welcoming policies. Knowing the formula for sparking interest among urban hospitals, we knewContinue reading “Missouri Case Study 12 – Sparking Interest from Rural Missouri Hospitals on LGBT Health”
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”
Ending Exclusions Under Obamacare
By: Andrew Shaughnessy @andrewshag For the LGBT community health is a complicated matter. It is further complicated when health insurance companies deny or exclude certain forms of coverage that for some are basic health needs. For LGBT folks seeking gender-affirming health care coverage barriers exist at every turn — until the Affordable Care Act. OrContinue reading “Ending Exclusions Under Obamacare”
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”
Missouri Case Study 4: Nudging Missouri Hospitals on LGBT Welcoming Policies
Andrew Shaughnessy Manager of Public Policy, PROMO @andrewshag Building off of the work of Tracy McCreery, former Manager of Public Policy for PROMO, my name is Andrew Shaughnessy, current Manager of Public Policy. In the last installment of our Missouri Case study, Tracy observed firsthand the difficulty in getting Missouri-based hospitals, which clearly have LGBTContinue reading “Missouri Case Study 4: Nudging Missouri Hospitals on LGBT Welcoming Policies”
Missouri Case Study 3: The Hospital That Wants To Stay In the Closet
Tracy McCreery Manager of Public Policy, PROMO A targeted hospital, when we researched online, was discovered to have what appeared to be a perfect score on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Healthcare Equality Index (HEI). How exciting, right? Now I just needed to find someone inside to complete the survey. I didn’t know anyone onContinue reading “Missouri Case Study 3: The Hospital That Wants To Stay In the Closet”
Missouri Case Study 2: The Nurse Who Changed A Whole Hospital System
Sherrill Wayland ED, SAGE of Metro St. Louis In 2011, when “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ was repealed, the Veterans Health Administration (VA) looked at ways to optimize healthcare for LGBT veterans. The VA medical centers were encouraged to participate in the HEI. In the past, SAGE has consulted with local Veterans receiving care at theContinue reading “Missouri Case Study 2: The Nurse Who Changed A Whole Hospital System”
Missouri Case Study 1: The Almost-There Hospital
Tracy McCreery Manager of Public Policy, PROMO Barnes-Jewish Hospital (BJH) was the single Missouri entity that filled out the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) the year before. But according to the HEI, they only had two protections out of 7, yet when we looked online, we could find evidence of 5 protectionsContinue reading “Missouri Case Study 1: The Almost-There Hospital”
DO Ask Do Tell: St. Louis Veterans Hospitals initiate LGBT cultural competency training program
Sherrill Wayland, MSW SAGE: Services & Advocacy for LGBT Elders Metro St. Louis Five years ago when SAGE Metro St. Louis first started providing outreach and trainings, the Veterans Administration (VA) St. Louis Health Care System was one of the last places we expected to be. Fast forward to 2013 and weContinue reading “DO Ask Do Tell: St. Louis Veterans Hospitals initiate LGBT cultural competency training program”
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