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Lt. Governor Gray Joins Second Gentleman Emhoff for
Roundtable on Vaccines and Calls for Investments in
Telehealth, Economic Wellbeing of Women
Lt. Governor Gray joined state leaders in welcoming
Second Gentleman Doug Emhoff to Vermont and joined Mr.
Emhoff for a roundtable with Governor Scott, Congressman
Welch, Burlington Mayor Weinberger and frontline workers.
The Community Health Centers of Burlington hosted the
roundtable with Grand Isle Fire Chief Bill Baron speaking to
vaccination efforts in rural communities and Dr. Heather Stein
and Alicia Schwarz speaking to the Community Health
Centers’ services to meet the public health needs of marginalized
groups, including members of Vermont’s BIPOC community
and former refugees.
Lt. Governor Gray spoke of Vermont’s effort as an aging,
rural state, particularly as one of the oldest states in the nation,
to get vaccines to older Vermonters in rural communities. Lt.
Governor Gray praised the work of health centers across the
state and applauded support for Vermont’s community health
centers in the American Rescue Plan.
“Our community health centers continue to meet Vermonters
where they’re at,” Lt. Governor Gray said. “The $33 million
in the American Rescue Plan for the Community Health
Centers of Burlington and the 10 community health centers
serving our rural communities remains critical to our ongoing
response as well as meeting community public health needs.”
Lt. Governor Gray also shared some of Vermont’s efforts to
address systemic inequities in vaccine access and overall
inequities in Vermont’s public health system. Lt. Governor
Gray noted that Vermont remains one of the least diverse
states in the nation and that fewer than 6% of Vermonters
identify as people of color. “This is not something we’re
proud of,” Lt. Governor Gray said, “This pandemic exposed
deep and persistent inequities in our public health system.”
Lt. Governor Gray discussed her volunteer efforts at
BIPOC vaccination clinics in Rutland and applauded the
Vermont Medical Organizations and Health Care Leaders
Call on Governor Scott and Vermont General Assembly to
Denounce Proposals to Restrict Access to Gender Care
The American Academy of Pediatrics Vermont Chapter and
University of Vermont Children’s Hospital, joined by the
Vermont Medical Society, Vermont Academy of Family
Physicians, Vermont Psychiatric Association, Vermont
American Academy of Emergency Physicians and the Physician
Assistant Academy of Vermont denounce the large number of
legislative proposals throughout the nation that will harm transgender
and gender diverse youth. Every individual is entitled to
high quality evidence-based medical care regardless of gender
or sexual orientation. These proposals drive discrimination,
reinforce stigma and create barriers to care.
We are thankful to provide care in a state that has routinely
recognized the rights of young people, the rights of LGBTQ
identified persons and the autonomy of medical providers, but
we know we are not immune to attacks on access to care for
transgender and gender diverse Vermonters. We call on
Governor Scott and the Vermont General Assembly to support
full access to gender care and oppose any proposals that would:
• Limit access to evidence-based medical and psychological
care
• Prevent youth from playing sports alongside their peers.
“The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that
youth who identify as transgender have access to comprehensive,
gender-affirming, and developmentally appropriate health
care that is provided in a safe and inclusive clinical space. We
also recommend that playing on sports teams helps youth
develop self-esteem, correlates positively with overall mental
health, and appears to have a protective effect against suicide.”
(AAP Speaks Out Against Bills Harming Transgender Youth)
Every major medical association in the United States recognizes
the medical necessity of transition-related care for
improving the physical and mental health of transgender people.
We stand with our national colleagues in the American
Academy of Pediatrics, the American Association of Child and
Adolescent Psychiatry, the National Education Association,
and numerous other major health, education and child welfare
organizations that signed on to a statement drafted by the
Human Rights Campaign opposing these bills.
Transgender youth face many obstacles and barriers to their
mental health and well-being. A statement published by the
American Medical Association states, “Transgender minors
also face a significantly heightened risk of suicide. But research
has demonstrated that improved body satisfaction and selfesteem
following the receipt of gender-affirming care is protective
against poorer mental health and supports healthy relationships
with parents and peers. Studies also demonstrate dramatic
reductions in suicide attempts, as well as decreased rates
of depression and anxiety.”
A Vermont parent of a transgender youth speaks with intimate
experience – “Being 13 is difficult enough, you don’t feel
comfortable in your own skin either physically or metaphorically.
Gender affirming care means that my son sees his health
care providers as allies and valuable resources. It means that he
is empowered to feel comfortable taking good care of the body
• • •
Administration’s launch of the Vermont Multilingual
Coronavirus Task Force to support the dissemination of
COVID-19 vaccination information in Swahili, Arabic,
Somali, Nepali and many other languages spoken in Vermont
communities. The Lt. Governor noted the importance of giving
marginalized groups a voice in Vermont’s recovery and
discussed her “Seat at the Table” series where she recently
hosted members of Vermont’s former refugee community to
highlight how Vermont can build a more equitable and culturally
competent public health system. Lt. Governor Gray also
called for investments in broadband as critical to full public
health access.
“Vermonters will not have full equity in access to public
health until Vermonters have full equity in access to affordable
broadband,” Gray said.
In response to a final question from Mr. Emhoff to the
frontline workers, the majority of whom were women, could
be better supported, Gray highlighted how women, particularly
Vermont women, had endured on the frontlines of this
pandemic as healthcare workers, childcare providers and
long-term care providers.
“Women have been disproportionately impacted by this
pandemic and especially here in Vermont,” Gray said, noting
that “74% of unemployment claims filed in Vermont in the
fall were filed by women, the highest percentage in the
nation.”
Gray thanked Mr. Emhoff, Vice President Harris and the
Biden Administration for their national leadership on addressing
the economic well-being of women and stated, “One of
the best things we can do for Vermont women, particularly
those who have been on the frontlines of this pandemic, is to
make affordable, quality, childcare as well as paid family and
medical leave, a reality.”
he has while looking forward joyfully to the body he wants;
knowing that his health care providers are fully invested in
helping him get there. It means that he has the space and
resources to attend to his mental health with absolutely no
shame. It means that his family does not live in fear that our
beloved boy will become part of the statistics of trans kids who
attempt suicide. Gender affirming health care is a human right.
Everyone deserves to walk through this world comfortable in
their own skin.”
As physicians and health care leaders in Vermont, we believe
that medical decisions belong to transgender and gender
diverse youth, their parents and their health care practitioners.
We oppose any efforts for legislative interference in this decision
making, and we call on legislators across the country to
reject these harmful measures.
We vow to continue to support gender diverse young people,
their families, their communities and their care teams and invite
others to join us in this commitment.
Sincerely,
Rebecca Bell, M.D., FAAP
President, AAP Vermont Chapter
Lewis First, M.D., FAAP
Chief of Pediatrics, UVM Children’s Hospital
Erica Gibson, M.D., FAAP
Medical Director, Transgender Youth Program
UVM Children’s Hospital
Simha Ravven, M.D.
President, Vermont Medical Society
Katie Marvin, M.D.
President, VT Academy of Family Physicians
Joe Lasek, M.D.
President, Vermont Psychiatric Association
Ryan Sexton, M.D.
President, VT Emergency Physicians
Sarah Bushweller, PA-C
President, Physician Assistant Academy of VT
If you or someone you know is contemplating suicide, there
is help available.
• Trevor Project: 866-488-7386
• Trans Life Line: 877-565-8860
• Vermont Crisis Text Line: 741741
• Vermont Crisis Lines
Other Resources:
• Legislative Tracker: Anti-Transgender Medical Care Bans
• Legislative Tracker: Anti-Transgender Student Athletics
• AAP: Ensuring Comprehensive Care Support for Transgender
and Gender Diverse Children and Adolescents
• AAP Healthy Children: Support Resources for Families of
Gender Diverse Youth
• UVM Children’s Hospital: Timna’s Story - Raising a transgender
child
• UVM Children’s Hospital Transgender Resources
• Outright Vermont
• • •
Scammers Try New Ways to Trick You
How many phone calls did you
receive today? Of those, how many
were scam calls? So far today I’ve
received eight.
This is nothing new, but the tricks that scammers use are
changing, and we need to be up on all of their tactics to steal
our identities and money.
The latest scammer craze is something called tele-transformer.
This is step one in the scammer bag of tricks before
handing you off to the closers who will pull you into a deal.
Sometimes the message will leave a call-back number. Or
they’ll claim they’re returning your call, or calling because you
recently bought one of their products.
If you answer, a typical message will say, “This is Kristen
with benefits advisers calling on a recorded line. How are you
today?” No matter what you say, they launch into their spiel,
sometimes about Medicare, sometimes about Social Security,
or your mortgage or your student loan, or car insurance, your
disability or senior-living home improvement. The range of
topics is long.
Just hang up.
With other types of calls, however, what they’re looking for
is “yes.” With that simple word, they can steal your identity
and your money.
Here’s how it works: The first question they usually ask is
“Can you hear me?” What they want is for you to say “yes.”
Sometimes the question is “Are you having a good day?” or “Is
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Do not say “Yes”!
Once they have a recording of that one word from you,
they’re free to do all kinds of things. They can sign you up for
a service or send items to you in the mail. They have proof,
they claim, that you agreed to those ... because they have your
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