Today is National HIV Testing Day. Do you know your status?
Category: Advocacy, HIV/STD Screening & Treatment, LGBT, Public Health
Eliminating the stigma begins with knowing your status. By Barrett White Today, health care providers throughout the nation are highlighting the importance of HIV prevention and the end of HIV stigma. On average, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates there are nearly 40,000 new HIV transmissions every year, with the highest rates…
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Build Your Body: Legacy’s Felicia Lee-Sexton on Building Confidence
Category: Adult Primary Care, Advocacy, Exercise, LGBT, Uncategorized
People living with HIV may find it difficult to keep muscle mass. Transgender individuals often look to build a physique to match their gender. Enter Legacy’s Body Positive program. By Barrett White For those living with HIV and struggling with wasting, or those in transition who are looking to form their bodies to match…
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Houston and Beaumont Celebrate 50 Years of the Modern LGBTQ Movement
Category: Advocacy, Community Engagement, LGBT, Public Affairs
It’s been 50 years since the birth of the modern LGBTQ liberation movement. How two cities—one that has celebrated Pride for five years, and one for over forty—are showing up for equality. By Barrett White Incredibly, it’s been 50 years since the modern movement toward LGBTQ rights was kicked off at the Stonewall Inn…
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Honoring the community on National Long-Term Survivors Day
Category: Advocacy, HIV/STD Screening & Treatment, LGBT, Public Health
June 5 is National Long-Term Survivors Day. Many of those who survived the height of the AIDS crisis are aging, and what that can mean for HIV treatment. By Barrett White When the virus first struck the United States, it was considered fatal. Just before the crisis began, Montrose Clinic—what Legacy was known as…
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What is the Banyan Tree Project?
Category: Advocacy, HIV/STD Screening & Treatment, LGBT, Public Health
May 19 is National Asian & Pacific Islander HIV/AIDS Awareness Day. By Barrett White In 2005, we celebrated the first Asian and Pacific Islander HIV Awareness Day. The effort was spearheaded by a group in California, API Wellness. The faces of the AIDS crisis were predominantly White gay men, and presently, the most at-risk…
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The 2019 National HIV Prevention Conference: What We Learned, Part 2
Category: Advocacy, HIV/STD Screening & Treatment, LGBT, Public Affairs, Public Health
On day two of the conference, experts in their fields debated the cost-effectiveness of PrEP. How did they come to their conclusions, and how can states leverage that cost without the patients paying the price? By Barrett White According to the CDC’s website, PrEP, or pre-exposure prophylaxis, is a medication regimen that “when taken…
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Lack of affordable housing hurting health of Texas children
Category: Advocacy, Health News
By Jenny Deam, Houston Chronicle Reporter A majority of poor children in Texas live in families where more than half of the household income goes to housing, straining budgets and creating a ripple effect that ultimately damages their health, a new national study found. This often unseen poverty has far-reaching and interconnected consequences as families…
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The Texas Legislature is now open for official business
Category: Advocacy, HIV/STD Screening & Treatment, LGBT, Public Affairs
By Barrett White Both inside and outside the halls of government, Legacy’s public affairs practice moves public policy at the state and federal levels to improve the lives of the patients and communities we serve. Today marks the beginning of the 86th Texas legislature—this session, Legacy will be tackling topics at the state and…
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Your Favorite Legacy Stories
Category: Adult Primary Care, Advocacy, Behavioral Health Services, HIV/STD Screening & Treatment, LGBT, Mental Health Mondays, Public Affairs
By Barrett White Each week, Legacy brings you health news, tips, and patient stories. Now that we’re a week into 2019, we took a look back on what you enjoyed the most based on your likes, shares, click-throughs, and comments. Here are a few of your favorite stories from 2018. 1. Seven Ways to…
Learn more Have You Enrolled in Marketplace Insurance for 2019? Deadline is tomorrow (Saturday)
Category: Advocacy, Public Affairs, Public Health
By Barrett White Have you signed up for health insurance for 2019 through the Affordable Care Act (aka Obamacare) yet? December 15 is the last day to enroll in a health care plan on the marketplace. Marketplace insurance is for those who don’t already have insurance through their employer, Medicaid, Medicare, or the Children’s Health…
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