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Governor Healey signed the Massachusetts Parentage Act that expands parental rights, including for LGBTQIA+ parents. Fenway Health and other organizations advocated for the bill, which updates guidelines for courts and families to make it easier for someone to legally qualify as a parent by addressing various ways that someone can become one, including through birth, adoption, marriage, surrogacy, and assisted reproduction, such as in-vitro fertilization. https://lnkd.in/eejhHnSp

U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) and Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSAgov), HHS officials visited Fenway Health’s 1340 Boylston Street home August 8 to commemorate National Health Center Week. They met with Fenway leadership and toured the health center to learn more about our work and recent accomplishments. Government officials visiting included: ·       Everett Handford, Regional Director, HHS Office of the Regional Director ·       Taylor Bryan Turner, Executive Officer, HHS Office of the Regional Director ·       Jeffrey Beard, Regional Administrator, HRSA Office of Intergovernmental and External Affairs, Region 1 We thank our federal partners for their support and recognition of the important work we do to serve the many communities who rely on us for care, services, advocacy, research, and education! #NHCW2024

Fenway Health is proud to participate in National Health Center Week 2024, celebrating the vital role of community health centers in providing quality healthcare to over 31.5 million patients annually. Key highlights: • Event dates: August 4-10, 2024 • Theme: "Powering Communities Through Caring Connections" • Fenway Health's focus: Innovative, equitable care for LGBTQIA+, BIPOC, and underserved communities • Special events: HHS/HRSA officials tour (Aug 8) and staff appreciation day (Aug 7) As a leader in LGBTQIA+ healthcare, research, and education for over 50 years, we're committed to advancing health equity and fostering caring connections in our community. Learn more about our celebration and the impact of community health centers.

The Fenway Institute released a policy brief outlining the dangers to equality and public health posed by the policies in the Heritage Foundation’s Project 2025 Presidential Transition Project, and urging Americans to make sure they understand the potential impact to health care quality, equity, and access if the policies are implemented. “Project 2025 articulates a dystopian agenda that would radically weaken the nation’s public health infrastructure, further restrict access to reproductive health care, and criminalize efforts to support LGBTQIA+ youth.”

Alex Keuroghlian, Fenway Health’s Director, Division of Education and Training, presented during the Transgender Symposium at the 25th International AIDS Conference in Munich. Alex talked about interventions that address intersectionality for transgender women living with HIV focused through gender minority stress and gender affirming care frameworks. Fundación Huésped recorded an interview with Alex that can be watched in English with Spanish subtitles.

Our educational programming is the gold-standard in LGBTQIA+ community competent healthcare. Our faculty literally wrote the book - The Fenway Guide to Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health. Written by leading experts in the field of LGBTQIA+ health in conjunction with The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health, The Fenway Guide is a must-have resource for clinicians, students, and researchers working in hospitals, clinics, universities, libraries, and private practices in every community. https://buff.ly/3Y6LmeT

Our educational programming is the gold-standard in LGBTQIA+ community competent healthcare. Our National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center’s web modules are accessed from all 50 states and 182 countries and cover a broad range of topics including transgender health, HIV/STIs, LGBTQIA+ youth, older adults, and BIPOC people, and reproductive health. Begin your education today: https://buff.ly/3WrLvZt

Recently, Fenway Health staff delved into the crucial topic of Black HIV/AIDS Awareness. With a focus on the theme "Engage, Educate, Empower: Uniting to End HIV/AIDS in Black Communities," a panel of Black staff members at Fenway Health with experience in HIV prevention and treatment came together to lead an insightful discussion on HIV stigma. In this video, Amika Brewster, AVP of Health Center Operations, recounts a conversation with a mother who was struggling after her son came out to her.

The Harvard Medical School-Fenway Health LGBTQIA+ Health Fellowship Program is Now Accepting Applications! The Fellowship equips primary care residency graduates with the skills needed to serve as influential physician leaders in the field of LGBTQIA+ health. More at https://buff.ly/3W16DEh

Wishing everyone a fantastic Fourth of July! 🇺🇸 Our offices will be closed today as we celebrate Independence Day. We'll resume regular business hours tomorrow. Enjoy the fireworks, barbecues, and time with friends and family! #FourthOfJuly #OfficeClosed #HolidayHours #IndependenceDay #CelebrateSafely