Medicaid expansion has helped rural people at a greater rate than their urban and suburban counterparts, according to our analysis. Over 416k people have signed up for Medicaid since NC expanded eligibility in December. About 40% of them are rural. ow.ly/gWIs50RsZx1

Breaking: the KS Legislature has failed to override Gov. Kelly’s veto on SB 233 today. It will NOT become law.
This extreme attempt to ban access to healthcare for trans youth would also have censored a huge variety of conduct by state employees. #ksleg
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Gender-affirming care is health care. It can and has been life saving care for our youth. 🏳️‍⚧️

#ksleg

'If you love your child, I need you to step back and love them enough to believe them when they tell you who they are,' says Eric Childs, a veteran of the Iraq War and dad of a trans son in South Carolina. glaad.org/transgender-or…

So proud of #SuperStar #ORG mentee, Ore Ore Olakunle Emory School of Medicine, rising PGY1 MGH IM Residents
✅️ #Language preference #SDOH ‼️ must be incorporated into #patientcare
✅️We must develop culturally & linguistically appropriate tools ➡️ #equitable cardiovascular care
#HealthEquity

Language preference as an #SDOH has been largely ignored in #CVD literature. As part of the drive towards #HealthEquity , addressing CVD disparities in non-English language preference populations is critical. bit.ly/4d1DoZL

#JACCAdvances #HealthDisparities

.@emorynursing well represented ⁦PreventiveCardiology⁩ this weekend. ⁦Foster Osei Baah⁩ rocked his oral presentation, “Social Determinants of Insomnia”. Seen below w his original data poster #SDOH #heartdisease

My first foray into public sociology is in the Kansas Reflector today. Kansas is considering a law that would restrict gender-affirming healthcare for youth. I detail how these laws misrepresent scientific evidence and hurt trans and nonbinary kids. kansasreflector.com/2024/04/18/ban…

As Kansas prepares to ban gender-affirming care for minors, some students at the state's largest university are trying to counter Republican efforts to roll back transgender rights, by pushing to make the school a haven for trans young people. truthout.org/articles/kansa…

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“Are you an ally to the #LGBTQ + community? Please join us for our next Allyship in KC session with the KC Chamber.
We have a lot of work to do.”
#allyship #kansascity

Register here: bit.ly/KCLGBTQ

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Thank you idealect for telling the story.

Transgender Kansas youths’ families, not politicians, should make their own decisions | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/reader…

Transgender Kansas youths’ families, not politicians, should make their own decisions | Opinion kansascity.com/opinion/reader…

Happy National Doctors Day! 🩺 This day honors the critical role of physicians in advancing medical science & strengthening comprehensive care teams. #NationalDoctorsDay

5.5% of US adults--13.9 million people--identify as LGBT. More than half of them live in the Midwest (21%) and South (36%). bit.ly/LGBTAdultPop

The Lawrence school district superintendent has spoken out against state legislation that would block transgender youths' access to gender-affirming health care in Kansas.
lawrenceks.news/3vzmIIa #ksleg #ksed

This week both chambers of #ksleg passed SB233, which is even more extreme and misinformed than similar bills in other states, punishing teachers, doctors, & nurses for just doing their jobs by simply supporting Kansas kids, including transgender kids.

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🔍 The National Quality Forum (NQF) released recommendations for healthcare organizations looking to tackle #SDoH including leveraging digital platforms for real-time info and using data integration to address disparities and enhance access to care. bit.ly/4aqqWR7 Healthcare Innovation

Although #PrEP use has increased, disparities remain.

To #EndHIVEpidemic , we need to ensure equal access to #HIV prevention and care for everyone.

Read more key findings from the HIV Surveillance Report: bit.ly/3PhVzRE