BOSTON, March 25, 2020—Today, The Fenway Institute of Fenway Health released a policy brief outlining the ways in which people living with HIV and LGBTQIA+ people are likely to be affected by COVID-19 and the factors that may put …
In 2019, The Fenway Institute, in partnership with Cooley Dickinson Health Care and researchers from Harvard Medical School, launched Plan and Act for Transgender Health (PATH), an extensive research study to assess the quality and accessibility of health care and …
LITE Plus is a longitudinal study that will be exploring the health disparities of racial minority transgender women to assess the impact of stigma-related chronic stress. LITE Plus is a multi-site effort between Fenway Health, Whitman-Walker Health, and University of …
We are pleased to announce that Brigham and Women’s Hospital has appointed Sari L. Reisner, Sc.D. as Director of Transgender Research in the Section of Men’s Health, Aging and Metabolism, in the Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes, and Hypertension. Dr. Reisner …
On November 1 through November 3, the Division of Education and Training at the Fenway Institute hosted the 5th annual Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference.
This three-day course featured topics such as “Taking an Affirming Sexual History,” “Primary …
We are pleased to announce that Holly B. Fontenot, PhD, RN/NP, FAAN, has been inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Nursing. Dr. Fontenot is an Adjunct Faculty Member at The Fenway Institute and maintains NP clinical …
The Advancing Ethical Research Conference (AER) will be held in Boston from November 18-20, and Fenway Health, The Fenway Institute, and AIDS Action are excited to have a large presence at this year’s sessions. AER is the annual conference of …
The Women’s Health Team at Fenway Health is happy to announce a call for proposals for the Judy Bradford Community Grant. Fenway Health is a community health center in Boston that works to enhance the well-being of the lesbian, …
Recently, Fenway Institute research staff members were selected to attend the 2019 United States Conference on AIDS (USCA) in Washington, DC as HIV Advocacy Academy fellows. We caught up with them and other attendees to learn more about their experiences …
BOSTON, September 11, 2019—A new study published today in JAMA Psychiatry found that exposure to attempts by professionals to change a person’s gender identity from transgender to cisgender is associated with a range of adverse mental health outcomes, including suicide …
