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LGBTQ+ Health Fair (Out & About Today Interview)
Out & About Today
April 15, 2022
https://www.newschannel5.com/plus/out-and-about-today/lgbtq-health-fair
Vanderbilt Transgender Day of Visibility Celebration
March 29, 2022
https://anchorlink.vanderbilt.edu/event/3269265
VUMC again named a Leader in LGBTQ+ Health Equality
Doug Campbell
March 28, 2022
https://news.vumc.org/2022/03/28/vumc-again-named-a-leader-in-lgbtq-healthcare-equality/
Study finds LGBQ report higher rates of adverse childhood experiences . . .
Jake Lowary
February 25, 2022
https://news.vumc.org/2022/02/24/study-finds-lgbq-people-report-higher-rates-of-adverse-childhood-experiences-than-straight-people-worse-mental-health-as-adults/
A new study led by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt University found that 83% of lesbian, gay, bisexual and queer (LGBQ) individuals reported going through adverse childhood experiences (ACE) such as sexual and emotional abuse, and worse mental health as adults when compared to their heterosexual peers.
Lauren Beach wins Friend of Nursing Award
November 15, 2021
We want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Lauren Beach, JD, PhD, who recently received the Friend of Nursing Award from the Vanderbilt University Nursing School Alumni Board. Lauren is the former Director of LGBTQ Research for the Program for LGBTQ Health. She now the interim director of the EDIT program at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing. We are so proud of Lauren and look forward to her contributions to the field of LGBTQ health in the future!
Lauren Beach wins Friend of Nursing Award
November 15, 2021
We want to extend our heartfelt congratulations to Lauren Beach, JD, PhD, who recently received the Friend of Nursing Award from the Vanderbilt University Nursing School Alumni Board. Lauren is the former Director of LGBTQ Research for the Program for LGBTQ Health. She now the interim director of the EDIT program at the Northwestern Feinberg School of Medicine Institute for Sexual and Gender Minority Health and Wellbeing. We are so proud of Lauren and look forward to her contributions to the field of LGBTQ health in the future!