HRC: HEALTHCARE EQUALITY INDEX 2011
Jun 30th, 2011 04:59 PM By AdminThe following is an excerpt from HRC’s Back Story Blog:
The Healthcare Equality Index 2011 was released today by the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s Family Project. The report details the results of [their] most recent HEI survey, rating how equitably healthcare facilities treat their lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients and employees. The survey focuses on four main policy areas: patient non-discrimination, visitation, cultural competency training and employment non-discrimination.
…So, why the HEI? We know that the fear of discrimination causes many lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people to avoid seeking care and, when they do get treatment, studies have shown that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people are often not treated with the respect that all patients deserve. For five years now, to help end this discrimination, the HEI has served as an organizational assessment tool, assisting healthcare administrators in making their policies more explicitly welcoming of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender patients and their families. The HEI also provides useful resources to hospitals working to comply with accreditation standards and new HHS regulations.
As the HEI continues to grow year after year, the message from our healthcare industry contacts is clear – lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender inclusion is key to providing high quality healthcare to all.
…And if anyone asks you what is meant by “healthcare equality” you can tell them that, first and foremost, it’s about quality care for all.
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BARBARA BUSH COMES OUT IN SUPPORT OF MARRIAGE EQUALITY
Feb 01st, 2011 10:06 AM By AdminAccording to our friends at the Human Rights Campaign:
The Human Rights Campaign is excited to launch its twelfth video for the New Yorkers for Marriage Equality campaign with the addition of former first daughter Barbara Bush. Bush’s advocacy shows that equality knows no party label and raises the profile of this timely fight for equal marriage rights in the Empire State.
Barbara Bush joins prominent Republicans like her mother Laura Bush as well as Dick Cheney and Ted Olson as supporters of marriage equality. Her position also reflects her generation with 68% of New Yorkers between the ages of 18-34 supporting marriage for same-sex couples.
The following is Barbara Bush’s video:
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