Health Advisory: CDPH Confirms One New Fatal Case of Invasive Meningococcal Disease (Chicago, IL, October 14, 2016) – The Chicago Department of Public Health today confirmed one new fatal case of invasive meningococcal disease (IMD). IMD is a rare communicable…
The “Best of” event highlights designer and vintage clothing and accessories selected from all three Brown Elephant locations
Howard Brown Health and Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center welcome physicians, nurses, residents, healthcare administrators and medical professionals to the second annual conference addressing healthcare best practices for the LGBTQ community. In recent years, social and scientific advances have rapidly changed the way the LGBTQ community thinks about their health and how they interact with the world. The goal of the symposium is to provide culturally competent and affirming resources to care providers who treat LGBTQ patients, which provides the opportunity to learn, exchange ideas and help patients live the healthiest lives possible.
Howard Brown Health today published its first Community Impact Report, highlighting patient and community outcomes resulting from its integrated healthcare delivery system.
Howard Brown Health Unveils New Sliding-Scale Fees $5–$25 Nominal Fee to Further Increase Access to Full-spectrum Healthcare Services (Chicago, IL, August 15, 2016) – Howard Brown Health today unveiled a new sliding-scale fee for all patients as part of its…
AIDS Foundation of Chicago and Howard Brown Health Laud Illinois Medicaid for Expanding Access to HIV Treatments CHICAGO, July 29, 2016 – Howard Brown Health and AIDS Foundation of Chicago commend the recent decision by Felicia Norwood, Director of…
Tell City Council to Make Paid Sick Leave the Law Howard Brown Health commends Women Employed for leading the Earned Sick Leave Chicago coalition, which scored a major win last week in persuading members of City Council’s Committee on Workforce and…
Howard Brown Health Applauds the American Medical Association’s Declaration of Gun Violence as a Public Health Crisis (Chicago, IL, June 15, 2016) – Yesterday, the American Medical Association (AMA) declared gun violence a national public health crisis and called on…
Our hearts go out to the families —including chosen families—of those affected by the massacre in Florida over the weekend. Though police are calling it “a domestic terror incident,” terror and violence committed against LGBTQ people in the most sacred of queer…
Howard Brown Health and AIDS Foundation of Chicago Commend Illinois Medicaid’s Plans for a Comprehensive Review of its Therapeutic Strategies against HIV CHICAGO – Howard Brown Health and the AIDS Foundation of Chicago (AFC) commend the recent announcement by Felicia…
Howard Brown Health Presents: The Best of Brown Elephant, A Specially Curated Fashion and Accessories Event The “Best of” event highlights designer and vintage clothing and accessories selected from all three Brown Elephant locations (Chicago, May 9, 2016) – Today,…
Howard Brown Health Issues Statement on Newly Released Hepatitis C Data from the CDC (Chicago, May 6, 2016) – This week, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released preliminary data showing that hepatitis C–related deaths are at an…