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”
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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”
Housing and Urban Development Sec. Shaun Donovan announces LGBT housing discrimination protections at Creating Change
Hector Martinez Blogging Scholarship Winner Reporting from Creating Change January 2012 Baltimore, MD The National Gay and Lesbian Task Force: Creating Change Conference in Baltimore has attracted 3,000 LGBT rights advocates from all over the US. Housing and Urban Development Sec. Shaun Donovan announces new policies to protect LGBT people. “I’mContinue reading “Housing and Urban Development Sec. Shaun Donovan announces LGBT housing discrimination protections at Creating Change”
Thoughts on Tobacco, Evolution, Sustainability & Strategic Planning
by Scout, Ph.D. Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity At The Fenway Institute Healthcare Reform Has Started to Change Our World It seems I’ve been a public health professional for almost a quarter of a century. (really? wow) I’ve gotta say, in those 24 years, one of the things that gives me the most optimismContinue reading “Thoughts on Tobacco, Evolution, Sustainability & Strategic Planning”
ACTION ALERT: One Month to Demand Partnership in Local Community Transformation Grants
by Scout, Ph.D. Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity At The Fenway Institute Local CTG Grantees Have One Month To Modify Action Plans Remember how (just minutes ago) we posted that leaders are urging local disparity leaders to demand partnership in the newly awarded $100M of Community Transformation Grants (CTGs)? Well good news is, manyContinue reading “ACTION ALERT: One Month to Demand Partnership in Local Community Transformation Grants”
Leaders Urge Us To Demand Partnership in Local Community Transformation Awards
by Scout, Ph.D. Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity At The Fenway Institute Asking Officials How We Get Inclusion in Local CTG Awards Flashback to American Public Health Association (APHA) conference a few months back. This event pulls together 13,000 public healthians from every walk of life. They had a session there where they wereContinue reading “Leaders Urge Us To Demand Partnership in Local Community Transformation Awards”
Action alert win!! Trans people now included in National Prevention Plan!
By Scout, Ph.D. Director, Network for LGBT Health Equity A project of The Fenway Institute in Boston Weeha! Sometimes life comes too fast, I’m just now reading the next generation of the Draft National Prevention Plan, that one created by the new uber healthcare reform group that includes half the U.S. Cabinet (meaning health isn’tContinue reading “Action alert win!! Trans people now included in National Prevention Plan!”
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