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…
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 wellbeing on the back burner. This week functions…
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 health services and healthcare coverage for low-income women and…
The Women’s Health Services team kicked off new programming called SexuWellness on Friday, March 23rd at Howard Brown Health Clark in Rogers Park. SexuWellness is a sexual health drop-in night where women and TGNC folks can come for a wide…
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…
Howard Brown Health denounces the removal of data regarding lesbians and bisexual women from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) website. We recognize that this is part of a long history of erasure among sexual minority women….
Over the past two years, Howard Brown has grown dramatically in size, scope, and populations served. Our Social Services department has mirrored this larger growth, expanding to encompasses a wider range of resources crafted empower patients to meet their individual…
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,…
Lia Stokes is a PrEP navigator at Howard Brown Health 63rd Street in Englewood. Throughout the LGBTQ community however, she’s recognized by her stage name, Amailia Black. She’s been an active part of the community for over 25 years.
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…