Mindfulness In The Workplace
Making work feel less like work. By Elliot Owen Ui Culture According to the World Health Organization, stress-related costs for American companies reach over $300 billion per year. The stressed […]
Category Archives: Health
Conference looks at mental health grant-funded projects
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter Grant-funded learning projects conducted within various segments of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and two-spirit community to help mental health providers were […]
Funding campaign under way for Oakland trans shelter
By Elliot OwenBay Area Reporter Brianna “Breezy” Golden-Farr and Elizabeth Howard are spearheading an unprecedented project that addresses the absence of emergency shelter housing for transgender women in Oakland. Called […]
National report shows high tobacco use by LGBTs
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter LGBTs have long been known to smoke more than their straight counterparts and a new national report issued by the U.S. surgeon general backs […]
New year can bring resolve to kick smoking habit
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter It’s a new year and during January, many smokers will try kicking the habit that, according to the American Lung Association, causes more than […]
Oakland health center comes out as LGBTQ welcoming
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter Lolo Cooperative Health, a 10-year-old Oakland-based integrative health center, has come out. In honor of last month’s National Coming Out Day, Lolo announced its […]
SFSU study seeks same-sex couples
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter In today’s world belonging to a sexual minority population often means experiencing invisibility, marginalization, and discrimination, making day-to-day life challenging. Imagine taking on twice […]
Agency on track with housing, starts focus groups
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter At a time when the size of the LGBT senior population is increasing with the rate of life expectancy, the question of how to […]
Gay dads may pose less risk for HIV
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter A new study conducted by San Francisco State University human sexuality researchers focusing on the lifestyle changes that gay male parents experience suggests that […]
East Bay LGBT senior group merges with adult services agency
By Elliot Owen Bay Area Reporter Lavender Seniors of the East Bay, a local LGBT senior services and advocacy organization, has come under the new fiscal sponsorship of Bay Area […]
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