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Covering LGBTQ+ health and health care: Reporting tips and story ideas

Covering LGBTQ+ health and health care: Reporting tips and story ideas | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

During a panel at the 2023 Association of Health Care Journalists conference in St. Louis last month about reporting on LGBTQ+ stories, panelists offered several tips and resources. Here's a summary.

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Penn Medicine earns "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality" designation

Penn Medicine earns "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality" designation | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

Penn Medicine's hospitals have been honored by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the nation's largest lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) civil rights organization, for its dedication and commitment to LGBTQ+ inclusion.

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LGBTQ-inclusive healthcare is needed now more than ever

LGBTQ-inclusive healthcare is needed now more than ever | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

Brad Nations, chief growth officer at FOLX Health, explains how employers can expand the LGBTQ community's access to quality healthcare.

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Study shows SMART Recovery holds potential to help LGBTQ population with alcohol, substance use

Study shows SMART Recovery holds potential to help LGBTQ population with alcohol, substance use | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

People looking for help in reducing their alcohol and other substance use often turn to 12-step programs. But while research shows that LGBTQ individuals are more likely to struggle with substance use issues than their peers, they also often face barriers to engaging in traditional treatment programs.

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Folx brings in $30M to enhance direct-to-consumer LGBTQ health platform

Folx brings in $30M to enhance direct-to-consumer LGBTQ health platform | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

LGBTQ virtual care platform Folx Health recently closed a $30 million Series B financing round, bringing the startup's total funding to date to roughly $60 million. The company will use the money to expand its services, including the addition of clinician-led support groups. The first of these support groups will focus on queer fertility and family planning.

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Five men share the personal and economic toll of having monkeypox

Five men share the personal and economic toll of having monkeypox | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

Monkeypox infected more than 26,000 Americans. Five men share what the virus has done to their bodies, their families and their finances.

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Shoring up LGBTQ health

Shoring up LGBTQ health | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

This year’s global monkeypox outbreak has dredged up harsh recollections of the early days of the HIV epidemic, especially for the LGBTQ health activists who lived through that ugly period and its prejudices. Sean Cahill, the director of health policy research for the Fenway Institute, an organization aimed at creating healthier lives for people in…

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Monkeypox exposes inequities within gay community in vaccine access

Monkeypox exposes inequities within gay community in vaccine access | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

This is what disparities look like in accessing testing, vaccines and treatment for monkeypox, the latest viral threat hanging over gay life.

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Why LGBTQ Adults Are More Vulnerable to Heart Disease

Why LGBTQ Adults Are More Vulnerable to Heart Disease | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

Experts say that a leading cause of death often goes overlooked.

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Jacobi Medical Center & NCB Rank Highest in LGBTQ+ Health Equity Certification Training

Jacobi Medical Center & NCB Rank Highest in LGBTQ+ Health Equity Certification Training | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi North Central Bronx and its CEO, Christopher Mastromano, honored over 100 employees on May 12, who completed their certifications in LGBTQ health equity, a 7-hour, intensive training program aimed at increasing core competencies in providing LGBTQ health services.

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Harvard students launch project to assist ‘gender minorities’ with ‘health care services’

The Harvard Women’s Cabinet, a student group dedicated to addressing gender issues on campus, is aiming to partner with the Undergraduate Council on an initiative to centralize health care resources at the University.

osvaldoceja21@gmail.com's curator insight, May 6, 2022 1:34 AM
Me parece que dicha acción emprendida por el Gabinete de Mujeres de Harvard en la que promueven  de centralizar los recursos puede tener propósitos significativos, esencialmente, beneficiosos para los comunidades minoritarias de genero. Tal vez, desde las Ciencias de la Información,, esencialmente, en la archivística a través de un pensamiento computacional y tecnológico   podemos proponer iniciativas al respecto de las condiciones, regularmente, de discriminación y violencia en la que se se encuentran estas comunidades., por ejemplo: mediante de la creación de colecciones o, incluso, Archivos Históricos de estas comunidades.  
kens's curator insight, September 10, 2022 6:19 PM
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10 stories for National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week

10 stories for National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

The 20th annual National LGBTQ Health Awareness Week is being recognized from March 21 to 25. As announced by the National Coalition for LGBTQ Health, this year’s theme is “Live out Loud for LGBTQ Health.”

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‘People fear what they don’t understand’: Rachel Levine, pioneering trans official, on protecting Americans’ health

‘People fear what they don’t understand’: Rachel Levine, pioneering trans official, on protecting Americans’ health | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

Dr Levine discusses why debates over trans rights are so toxic, and how the climate crisis will widen health disparities

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AMA's first gay president to take over at tumultuous time

AMA's first gay president to take over at tumultuous time | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

The first openly gay person to lead the American Medical Association takes the reins at a fractious time for US health care

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The White House Is Working With LGBTQ Influencers to Raise Awareness About Monkeypox

The White House Is Working With LGBTQ Influencers to Raise Awareness About Monkeypox | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

As an added effort to raise awareness about monkeypox, The White House is tapping GLAAD to collaborate on a monkeypox briefing to be geared towards “a select group of LGBTQ influencers” that can share the information with their followers.

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Demetre Daskalakis on the quest for an HIV vaccine

In this conversation recorded for Washington Post Live on Feb. 22, Demetre Daskalakis, a career HIV specialist and advocate currently acting as the deputy coordinator for the White House National Monkeypox Response, speaks about the search for an HIV vaccine, the role stigma plays in viruses propagating and whether eradicating HIV is possible in the near future.

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Willam and Jackie Beat team up to wish you a sexually healthy holiday

Willam and Jackie Beat team up to wish you a sexually healthy holiday | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

Willam and Jackie Beat have teamed up with MISTR to promote the platform's free PrEP services in the most holly jolly, horny way.

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New project begins with Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust

Southern Health NHS has commissioned this new project as part of their commitment to supporting their LGBT colleagues and the population who seek care.

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Harvard, Vanderbilt join effort to reshape LGBTQ+ physician training

Learn how the AMA Foundation National LGBTQ+ Fellowship Program is working to improve U.S. health equity.

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LGBTQ Pride Events Will Have Priority Access To Monkeypox Vaccines, Health Officials Say

LGBTQ Pride Events Will Have Priority Access To Monkeypox Vaccines, Health Officials Say | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

An extra 50,000 vaccine doses will be made available in cities like Atlanta and New Orleans, where Pride celebrations are scheduled later this year.

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Biden moves to reinstate health protections for LGBTQ Americans

Biden moves to reinstate health protections for LGBTQ Americans | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

The proposal would also cover pregnant women seeking health-care services, including abortion.

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1 In 8 LGBTQ+ Americans Face Health Insurance Discrimination, New Survey Shows

1 In 8 LGBTQ+ Americans Face Health Insurance Discrimination, New Survey Shows | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

A new survey shows that many LGBTQ+ Americans face discrimination from their health insurer. Still, many say health insurance is improving for LGBTQ+ people.

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Health & Wellness Marketing Programs

Health & Wellness Marketing Programs | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

The Health & Wellness category has become one of our top performers in 2022. We specialize in working with clients to develop their online LGBTQ+ targeted marketing strategy. This often includes mobile app targeting, video placements and targeted social media outreach, which resonates extremely well with health and wellness organizations. Our company has been in the LGBTQ+ online advertising marketplace for 27+ years now, and we'd like to put that experience to use for your organization as well.

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New report gives NIH guidance on gathering data on gender and sexuality

New report gives NIH guidance on gathering data on gender and sexuality | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

The report provides the NIH with guidance for gathering data on gender and sexuality, key to understanding disparities across marginalized populations.

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LGBT health startup Folx Health hires new CEO to oversee expansion

LGBT health startup Folx Health hires new CEO to oversee expansion | Health, HIV & Addiction Topics in the LGBTQ+ Community | Scoop.it

As a former operations and marketing executive at startups in the edtech and crypto space, Liana Douillet Guzmán is an unconventional choice to lead a health care startup. But she thinks it is precisely that unique background that positions her well as the new CEO of LGBTQ-focused digital health care provider FOLX Health.