Versión en español a continuación. LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting March 8, 2021 LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission to be held March 8, 2021, with Social Distancing Modifications Public comment will be allowed via telephone; no in-person input will be allowed. All speakers must register in advance (March 7, 2021 by noon). All public comment will occur at the beginning of the meeting. To speak remotely at the March 8, 2021, LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission Meeting, members of the public must: •Call or email the board liaison at (512) 974-2154 or neal.falgoust@austintexas.gov no later than noon March 7, 2021. The following information is required: speaker name, item number(s) they wish to speak on, whether they are for/against/neutral, email address and telephone number (must be the same number that will be used to call into the meeting). •Once a request to speak has been made to the board liaison, the information to call on the day of the scheduled meeting will be provided either by email or phone call. •Speakers must call in at least 15 minutes prior to meeting start time in order to speak, late callers will not be accepted and will not be able to speak. •Speakers will be placed in a queue until their time to speak. •Handouts or other information may be emailed to neal.falgoust@austintexas.gov by noon the day before the scheduled meeting. This information will be provided to Board and Commission members in advance of the meeting. •If the meeting is broadcast live, it may be viewed here: http://www.austintexas.gov/page/watch-atxn-live Reunión del LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission la March 8, 2021 La junta se llevará con modificaciones de distanciamiento social. Se permitirán comentarios públicos por teléfono; no se permitirá ninguna entrada en persona. Todos los oradores deben registrarse con anticipación (March 7, 2021, antes del mediodía). Todos los comentarios públicos se producirán al comienzo de la reunión. Para hablar de forma remota en la reunión, los miembros del público deben: • Llame o envíe un correo electrónico al enlace de junta en (512) 974-2154, neal.falgoust@austintexas.gov a más tardar al mediodía (el día antes de la reunión). Se requiere la siguiente información: nombre del orador, número (s) de artículo sobre el que desean hablar, si están a favor / en contra / neutral, dirección de correo electrónico (opcional) y un número de teléfono (debe ser el número que se utilizará para …
LGBTQ Communities & Tobacco A S H L E Y L E M A I S T R E ( S H E / H E R ) M A R C H 8 , 2 0 2 1 L E S B I A N , G AY, B I S E X U A L , T R A N S G E N D E R , A N D Q U E E R Q U A L I T Y O F L I F E AD V I S O R Y C O M M I S S I O N What We’ll Cover: •Tobacco and LGBTQ Communities •Project Overview •Next Steps •Questions Tobacco & LGBTQ Communities •Texas has the second largest adult LGBTQ population of any state. •Texas LGBTQ adults are disproportionately affected by tobacco use. (BRFSS, 2018) • ~1/3 reported currently using a tobacco product •Higher rates of tobacco use in these communities is partly due to aggressive marketing by tobacco companies. • Project SCUM Project Overview •5-year project •Department of State Health Services (CDC) •Goal: Reduce tobacco use among populations with the highest burden of tobacco-related health disparities •Develop and implement a strategic plan to reduce tobacco-related disparities among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer communities in the Greater Austin area •Conduct a Community Health Needs Assessment (CHNA) Next Steps •Evaluation of CHNA •Coalition •Workplan •Promote Texas Tobacco Quitline •Promote tobacco-free LGBTQ events & policies https://www.livetobaccofreeaustin.org/ Questions A S HL EY L E M A ISTRE A S HL EY. LEMA ISTRE@ AUSTINTEXAS.GOV 5 1 2- 972- 6464
LGBTQ QUALITY OF LIFE ADVISORY COMMISSION REGULAR MEETING MINUTES The LGBTQ Quality of Life Advisory Commission convened in a regular meeting on Monday March 8, 2021, via videoconference. Chair Victor Martinez called the meeting to order at 7:18 p.m. Members in Attendance: Martinez, Baeza, Chavez, Curry, Curette, Kathryn Gonzales, Saul Gonzalez, Taylor, Wollerson Staff in Attendance: Staff Liaison Neal Falgoust PUBLIC COMMUNICATION: None 1. APPROVAL OF MINUTES – The minutes of February 8, 2021, were approved as submitted without objection 2. NEW BUSINESS a. Ashley LeMaistre of Austin Public Health made a presentation concerning tobacco use in the LGBTQ community. APH is developing a program to reduce smoking and tobacco use in the community. b. Charles Robbins and Iliana Gilman of HMA Associates made a presentation concerning the LGBTQ Quality of Life survey. HMA is working to ensure responses to the survey reflect the local demographics. c. Commissioners discussed recommendations related to the 2021-2022 budget. the City’s budget outreach forums and possible ADJOURNMENT – Chair Martinez adjourned the meeting at 8:08 p.m. without objection.
