Happy Asian Pacific Islander Desi American (APIDA) Heritage Month! As we celebrate APIDA Heritage Month, the categorization and label of “Asian American” itself brings up a lot of questions. What does “Asian American” really mean, and who do you think…
Recently, President Biden released his FY2023 budget proposal. While this budget will likely change over the next few months, it provides a useful guide for establishing what the administration’s policy priorities are. President Biden’s budget includes $127.3 billion for the…
Construction of the new Howard Brown Health Halsted location has been progressing swiftly. We are thrilled to be moving to the next stages in this important community health anchor. To facilitate material handling in the next construction phases, a tower…
Last month, from April 11 to 17, marked the third annual Black Maternal Health Week. This week was officially recognized by the White House in the spring of 2021, after lots of advocacy and action from Black parents, Black reproductive…
As spring approaches, we are moving into another election cycle—this time for the 2022 midterm elections! Midterm elections allow voters to make decisions on a variety of important federal, state, and local issues and ballot initiatives. Midterm elections happen during…
The 2022 Spring Legislative Session of the Illinois General Assembly ended this past weekend. This year, session was shortened by nearly two months, but even so, a number of impactful bills for advancing health equity were passed! LGBTQ+ Aging Commission:…
Happy Black Maternal Health Week! The Black Mamas Matter Alliance (BMMA) founded this awareness week in 2017, and last year the White House officially dedicated the second full week of April to Black maternal health. It an opportunity to engage…
On Transgender Day of Visibility (March 31, 2022), the Biden Administration released a fact sheet detailing new actions, changes, and resources from federal government agencies to help advance health equity and combat discrimination against transgender and nonbinary (TNB) Americans.
Howard Brown Health joins with our community in mourning the loss of Tatiana Labelle. This news is especially difficult following the recent loss of transgender activist Elise Malary. We are facing an epidemic of hate violence against transgender women, especially…
Illinois House Bill 4430 would expand access to PrEP and PEP by making them available in pharmacies without a prescription. This bill has already passed through the Illinois House and is now up for consideration in the Senate. Here’s a…
Getting to Zero (GTZ) Illinois is a state-wide initiative to end the HIV epidemic in Illinois by 2030. In 2019, 42% of new HIV cases were among Black people, and 29% percent of new cases were among Latinx people according…
Howard Brown Health honors the legacy of Román Buenrostro, who dedicated his life and work to helping others. It was only fitting when his husband, Dan Skelton, created a peer-to-peer fundraiser to honor Roman’s memory. Dan has a $100,000 goal…