• The policy work group is committed to reflecting the diversity of the LGBT community and working to reduce disparities among LGBT populations.

• Responsible for Coalition efforts to increase LGBT participation in the formation of public and private sector policy regarding health and related issues.

Goals
• To increase the number of federal surveys that include measures of LGBT status
• To increase the number of federal funding opportunities that are inclusive of LGBT populations
• To promote civil rights legislation and health legislation that promotes good health for LGBT communities
• To support LGBT friendly leadership within DHHS and throughout the Executive Branch
• To respond to other pressing policy issues as needed
• Weigh in on federal budget, line items with big impact on LGBT health funding, including HIV/AIDS (ST), Breast cancer (LT), Community health centers (ST) and OWH/OMH (LT)

Workgroup Members
• Andrea Densham, Co-Chair
• Cornelius Baker
• Jason Cianciotto, NGLTF Policy Institute
• Gene Copello, The AIDS Institute
• Kathleen Debold, Mautner Project
• Roy Gilbert Higgenson, PFLAG
• Joel Ginsberg, JD, MBA, Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
• Henia Handler, Fenway Community Health Center
• Pat Hawkins, Whitman Walker Clinic
• Sheala Healy, National Association of LGBT Community Centers
• Earnest Hopkins, San Francisco AIDS Foundation
• William Karchner, New York State Department of Health-AIDS Institute
• Gloria Nieto, Lyon-Martin Women's Health Services
• Cheryl Parsons-Fields, Mautner Project
• Jason Schneider, MD, Emory University, Board Member at Large GLMA
• Barabara Warren, New York LGBT Community Center

If you are interested in this working group, please contact the Coalition.