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Topic: What We're Doing
Allied Against Cancer – Partnership with American Cancer Society
“We think that the only thing a person diagnosed with cancer should have to worry about is getting better.” CLICK HERE TO WATCH.
Duke Cancer Institute 3 part LGBTQ series
Moving the Conversation Forward: LGBTQ+ Cancer Care Inclusion (April 5) English: Spanish: Resources For patient navigation assistance, please contact our office: LaSonia Barnett, MA Certified Community Facing Navigator Lead Lasonia.Melvin@duke.edu 919-684-4056 Nadia Aguilera, BA Bilingual Community Facing Patient Navigator I Nadia.Aguilera@duke.edu 919-668-8606 Mary R. Alvarado, BHS Bilingual Community Facing Patient Navigator I Mary.Alvarado@duke.edu More… Read more »
LGBTQ+ Cancer Care: Welcoming Strategies – Webinar with Pennsylvania Action Coalition
On December 7, 2021 we partnered with Pennsylvania Action Coalition, the National Nurse-Led Care Consortium, and the Bradbury-Sullivan LGBT Community Center to present a webinar on LGBTQ+ cancer health disparities and cancer screening guidelines for LGBTQ+ communities. In addition, we shared findings from Out: The National Cancer Survey including data and stories from LGBTQ+ cancer… Read more »
Digital Cancer Con 2021
This June 11 – 13, our Project Evaluator Reece Lyerly and our Special Projects Intern, Jessica Jordan, presented the Out Survey findings at Stupid Cancer’s 2021 Digital Cancer Con. Their presentation also featured Maria LaMonica, a cancer survivor and major contributor to the Out Survey. Watch the entire event below!
#ILoveGay Today – Dr Scout: National LGBT Cancer Network
Social-First LGBTQ Media Company — Pink Media / #ILoveGay, met up with Dr Scout, our executive director to chat about their recent letter “Ending the Invisibility: 180 Organizations Call For Routine LGBTQI+ Health Data Collection,” which we announced in partnership with the Whitman-Walker Institute and a host of key partners including Centerlink, Howard Brown Health,… Read more »
Cancer of the Breast Tissue in LGBTQ+ Communities: Disparities in Prevalence and Health
LGBTQ+ community members have been shown to be significantly less likely to receive a mammogram due to past negative experiences when seeking medical care. Additionally, lesbian and bisexual women have higher rates of a number of breast cancer risk factors, including increased alcohol use, higher rates of smoking, obesity, and nulliparity. In this webinar with… Read more »
BRFSS Justification Sheet 2021
Understanding health disparities faced by LGBT Americans begins by implementing SGM(Sexual & Gender minorities) measures. Make sure to check out our latest publication below to learn about systems like the BRFSS and how it’s helping asses LGBT health. BRFSS Justification Sheet April 2021
LGBT Cultural Competency in Funding
Members of stigmatized communities do not presume an environment is welcoming until such welcome is visibly demonstrated. If you are a funder, make sure to read this brief guide by our Executive Director on how funders can incorporate inclusive practices when working with these populations. LGBTCulturalCompetencyinFundingWhitePaper
