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 SOCIAL MARKETING CAMPAIGNS

Every summer, QPH produces social marketing campaigns focused on a particular social and/or health issue of importance to the LGBT community. Among the new and exciting campaigns produced are:

2010 WORLD AIDS DAY

To commemorate 2010 World AIDS Day, QPH launched a campaign to increase the communication between families, specially parents, and their LGBTQ adolescents. Although we know it is difficult for parents to discuss sexual matters with adolescents, we believe some are able to do so.

We also believe that the consequences of not having these conversations are too high to take chances. If you are concerned about your kids, check out this great website for youth: http://sexetc.org/.

 TALK TO YOUR DOCTOR
Last Summer  Queens Pride House launched a new health campaign called 'Talk To Your Doctor!" Our goal is to encourage LGBTQ people across the borough to be open with their doctors about their sexual and gender identity as well as sexual practices. If your doctor doesn't know these important things about your life, they are not going to be in a position to offer you the best medical care. 
 
Due to a fear of homophobia, biphobia or transphobia among doctors, it may be difficult to think about being open with your healthcare provide, but doctors are legally obligated to provide you with the very best care and most do.

President Barack Obama is also committed to making sure LGBT folks receive the best health care. In April 2010 the president issued a memorandum of the Department of Health and Human Services directing relevant federal agencies to take steps to ensure that individuals are not discriminated against in hospital settings on the basis of sexual orientation or gender identity.

LGBT youth homelessness and suicide

In the fall of 2008, Queens Pride House’s campaign focused on suicide among LGBT youth, who are four times as likely to attempt suicide than straight kids! They are harassed in their schools, thrown out of their homes, and rejected by their families.

Furthermore, LGBT youth who come from a family that rejects their sexual orientation and/or gender identity are up to nine times more likely to attempt suicide than their heterosexual peers. We are losing the most vibrant members of our future to bigotry and intolerance.

We can’t force parents love and accept their LGBT children, but as a community we can support, cherish and mentor these youth to help them build the future they deserve. (More)

In 2004 and 2005, QPH partnering with [INSERT PARTNER] created an exciting campaign on the status of the HIV vaccine. We distributed thousands of postcards, placed posters in many organizations, conducted educational workshops, and conducted an awareness survey

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Hepatitis Vaccination Awareness
In 2006 & 2007, QPH created a social marketing campaign to increase awareness on the importance of hepatitis screening and vaccination among LGBT residents of Queens. As part of the campaign, we distributed a brochure with information on hepatitis transmission, prevention, and treatment. Hepatitis A is a fairly common and easily sexually transmissible disease that will cause severe damage to your liver.  The NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (NYCDOHMH) reported 282 cases among New York City residents in 2005. Recent increases in the number of cases of Hepatitis A among gay men in NYC suggest that changes in sexual behavior are responsible for higher rates of the disease among this population. These findings seem consistent with increased rates of Hepatitis B, which is mainly transmitted through unprotected sex (without a condom). In addition, Hepatitis C is a serious threat in general. However, HIV positive individuals are at higher risk of developing liver damage and of accelerating HIV disease.
 
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Crystal Meth Campaign
In 2008, Queens Pride House received generous funding from The NYS LGBT Health and Human Services Network and the LGBT Center of Manhattan to address these issues through the “Connect the Dots” campaign. The goal of this community intervention campaign was to re-frame the way communities in Queens understand the causes of substance abuse by linking it to the types of violence and oppression that many of them face every day—immigration violence (policy & xenophobia), anti-LGBT violence, and domestic violence. By raising awareness about these connections and offering opportunities for individuals to learn more and advocate against these types of violence, Queens Pride House is working with community partners to end these abuses and prevent the substance abuse associated with them.
 
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