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This week on The Pulse, Legacy Public Affairs Specialist Venita Ray discusses expectations for an upcoming meeting with Democratic hopeful Bernie Sanders and other HIV advocates. Venita also provides some insight into a similar meeting recently held with Hillary Clinton. Heather Schiappa of the Galveston Bay Foundation reports on the “State of the Bay.” Is Galveston Bay …
Category Archives: Public Affairs
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May
By Kevin Nix, Sr. Director of Communications The nation’s top HIV experts and advocates, including attorney Venita Ray, public affairs specialist at Houston-based Legacy Community Health, are meeting with Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders in San Bernardino, CA tomorrow to discuss his plans for an AIDS-free America. In March, 70 HIV/AIDS advocates, including New York-based Housing …
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The public debate regarding transgender health continues with a focus on youth and schools. This week’s episode features a number of stories and interviews with people directly connected to supporting transgender health. In one of those interviews, we are joined by Dr. Jennifer Feldmann, a pediatrician specializing in transgender care at Legacy Community Health, to expand upon her previous …
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Top Texas doctor specializing in transgender care: ‘I don’t want my patients pushed into even higher-risk categories.’
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On The Pulse this week, we discuss the impact of the “religious freedom” laws on mental health professionals, that could allow them to turn patients in need away based on the professionals’ beliefs. Will Francis of the National Association of Social Workers – Texas joins us for this conversation. In case you missed it, April was Sexual …
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It looks like Texas might be the next frontier in the coordinated southern strategy to pass religious freedom laws. And medical providers here could be swept up into the debate.
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James Lee, Public Affairs Specialist at Legacy, was just appointed to Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Hispanic Advisory Board. The board serves as a liaison between the Hispanic community and the Mayor and is responsible for providing policy recommendations to advance the social, economic and political issues of Hispanics in Houston. Previously, under former Mayor Annise Parker, …
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On The Pulse this week, we dig into the the following headlines: – Chuck Smith, CEO of Equality Texas, discusses “religious freedom” legislation – Legacy’s Dr. Ann Barnes, Chief Medical Officer, updates listeners on the pregnant woman in Houston who tested positive for Zika – Kathy Bilnoski of Faithful Paws talks about using mans best …
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Health center re-issues advisory to its patients. And to Congress. HOUSTON – Legacy Community Health, one of the nation’s largest community health centers, today announced its first patient, a pregnant woman, testing positive for Zika virus. The woman had lived in El Salvador, where the virus is widespread, prior to coming to the U.S. earlier this year, …
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On The Pulse this week, we discuss marijuana legalization and medicinal benefits with Heather Fazio, the Texas Political Director for the Marijuana Policy Foundation and CBDOil with Stephanie Fokas, board chair for the Epilepsy Foundation of Texas. Discover where support for legalization is coming from and hear more from advocates of how this could be so …
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