Category Archives: LGBT Health

Report on LGBT health Priorities for 2015

Posted on November 26, 2014 by Peggy L Chinn

Earlier this month, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) released a report titled “Advancing LGBT Health & Well-being.”  This is the 4th annual report that is the outcome of the President’s directive to identify steps that the … Continue reading →

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Kelli Dunham calls for LGBT Culturally Competent Care on NPR Blog!

Posted on November 22, 2014 by Peggy L Chinn

“Health News from NPR” just posted an excellent article by nurse Kelli Dunham focused on health disparities in the LGBT community that are aided and abetted by inadequate care for LGBT people and their families.  She points to the recent … Continue reading →

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Medical-Colleges Group Releases Standards for Treating LGBT Patients

Posted on November 18, 2014 by Thomas Lawrence Long

Announced today by the Chronicle of Higher Education: The Association of American Medical Colleges has released a set of guidelines aimed at helping medical schools better train physicians to treat people who are LGBT, don’t identify with a gender, or … Continue reading →

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Open Enrollment for HealthCare.gov starts on November 15th!

Posted on October 30, 2014 by Peggy L Chinn

With the US mid-term elections, Ebola, and act-alone terror attacks, there is not much oxygen left in the current news cycles for information about the Affordable Care Act Open Enrollment period that starts on November 15th, and lasts through February … Continue reading →

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Columbia University School of Nursing Awarded Grant to Expand LGBTQ Elder Care in NYC!

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Peggy L Chinn

This amazing grant was announced late in September, 2014!  Elder LGBT Interprofessional Care Program (E-LINC) is an interdisciplinary project headed by Jeffrey Kwong, DNP, ANP-BC.  The main purpose of the project is to eliminate health disparities for LGBT elders living in … Continue reading →

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