Coronavirus isolated LGBTQ students from community. Now they’re going back to school.
Tampa Bay-based Metro Inclusive Health and the LGBT National Help Center have both reported an increase in young people seeking their help since the pandemic started. … [METRO] has tried to combat COVID-19 isolation by taking its four weekly LGBTQ youth groups online.
The Plus Project awards nearly $55K in LGBTQ-focused grants
The Plus Project announced the first recipients of its philanthropic efforts July 21, awarding $54,900 in grants to Tampa Bay nonprofits serving the LGBTQ community.
Metro Inclusive Health Receives Accreditation and Accolades from Esteemed North American Council
Following a year-long review process, Metro Inclusive Health today announced they have achieved national accreditation from the New York-based Council on Accreditation
(COA).
Barriers To Health Care For Transgender People
‘It starts with a small portion of the trans health care, and then it later progresses to other areas of our community, where they’re slowly taking away rights,’ said Kiala Emmons, a service navigator at METRO who helps direct patients toward the services they need, or refers them to partner specialists and surgeons.
Mayor raises flag of inclusivity at METRO’s new healthcare space for PRIDE
METRO Inclusive Health is expanding and renovating a new location on North Nebraska Avenue.
Metro Inclusive Health Announces Look-Alike Designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center
Today, METRO announced that it has received designation as a Federally Qualified Health Center Look-Alike, meeting federal guidelines identified by the Health Resources and Services Administration as a community-based healthcare provider.
Free St. Pete summer camp for LGBTQ+ youth goes virtual this year
The “Stay-In” LGBTQ+ Youth Camp is being hosted by St. Petersburg nonprofit Metro Inclusive Health. Kids get a colorful box packed with activities, snacks and a shirt.
PBS special on LGBTQ life features Tampa Bay transgender voices
A new PBS series exploring LGBTQ identity [featured] some Tampa Bay-area figures in an episode airing next week.
Metro Inclusive Health receives national tech grant
Metro Inclusive Health has been named one of 14 new partner organizations of PowerOn, the technology program which supports LGBTQ communities nationwide.
Metro Inclusive Health offers talk therapy and psychiatric help through TeleHealth
Metro Inclusive Health offers talk therapy and psychiatric help through TeleHealth METRO’s TeleHealth services branch beyond just talk therapy. In times of isolation, dealing with clinical depression can pose a serious obstacle. Depression is different for everyone, too. Finding the right treatment is a personal journey. Some conditions can be treated with talk therapy alone or in […]
In Tampa Bay, PrEP and U=U Education Are Needed Most for Young Men of Color and Transgender Women
Successes and Challenges Facing HIV Service Providers in Tampa Bay.
We spoke to Rebecca Nessen, M.P.H., vice president of strategic initiatives at Metro Inclusive Health.
New HIV test gets you results in a minute or less
“We have more people coming in now because you have those people that don’t want to wait that 20 minutes,” Prevention Specialist with Metro Inclusive Health Shirlene Manuel said. “They say it lasts a lifetime. The people that we do the blood work on where we have a two day turn around on the blood work also think that’s a lifetime. To get that result in a minute has made more people want to come in and get tested.”
What does Undetectable = Untransmittable mean for U?
“U = U,” or Undetectable equals Untransmittable, has become somewhat of a slogan for some members of the LGBTQ community.
Metro Retro Retail in St. Pete caters to LGBTQ community
Shopping for clothes can be a challenge for members of the transgender community. In many cases, they are figuring out a whole new wardrobe, which can be expensive and stressful. There is a store in St. Pete that’s specifically catering to their needs.
Transgender expo helps Army vet adjust to new life
Saturday’s Trans Fashion & Health Expo in St. Petersburg was a day long event intended to help the transgender community gain access to resources and services.
