Amy Nicole Miller, Manager of Women’s Health Services & Aisha N. Davis, Manager of Policy & Advocacy Today is International Women’s Day – a day where we take the time to celebrate women, their achievements, their contributions, and their unique…
by Carlyn LaGrone, Women’s Health Outreach and Education Coordinator Why is there a designated week for woman-identified folks to acknowledge their health? As women, I think we can often neglect to take care of themselves and frequently put their health and…
by Amy Nicole Miller (she/her), Manager of Women’s Health Services In many ways, we’ve made a lot of progress since the nineties, when Nancy Lanoue founded the Lesbian Community Cancer Project (LCCP). However, with the current threats to healthcare, to reproductive…
In preparation for the launch of this year’s ChiQ (formerly known as Garden of Eve) fundraiser, we have been doing Throwback Thursdays on Facebook to help build community across generations and identities. From L Word viewing parties, early 2000’s haircuts…
The Women’s Health Services program aims to increase lesbian, bisexual, queer, HIV-Positive women and transgender people’s access to comprehensive sexual, reproductive, preventative and primary care health services. To accomplish this vital goal, we’re facilitating person-centered interventions, collaborating with community agencies,…
If there’s one message that’s been repeated incessantly by breast cancer awareness campaigns, it’s that “early detection is key.” As with most cancers, and disease in general, the rule applies that the sooner you can diagnose and treat it, the…
Growing Our Spaces for Women at Howard Brown Howard Brown Health has been exploring a shared space for women to join together, build community, and discover their connectedness. That work has grown into the Common Ground workshops. In 2016, Megan…