Wikipedia:Meetup/MSU/Health Equity

Join Montana State University Library, Diversity and Inclusion Student Commons (DISC), and the USDA National Agricultural Library for the Health Equity edit-a-thon Wednesday, January 24th at Montana State University Library!

What: Wikipedia Edit-a-thon: Health equity: barriers historically underserved communities face advocating for their healthcare

When: Wednesday, January 24th from 10 am – 3 pm (Mountain)/ 12 pm - 5pm (Eastern)

Where: Montana State University Library Bozeman, MT and online!

Suggested Focus: health equity and health issues that students and underserved communities face. What to bring: Your preferred editing device (personal computer, tablet) and necessary charging cables.

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Attending

JamieF (talk) 01:59, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
--Dominic·t 16:25, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
--Jaireeodell (talk) 17:06, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
--EmilyRegalado (talk) 18:45, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
--Lukas Kosel (talk) 18:46, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Jallibunn (talk) 18:48, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
WendyRiker (talk) 18:58, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Lyric.cat (talk) 19:21, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
--Cpthompson.ng (talk) 18:48, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
DisketteKitchen (talk) 19:55, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Pomemel (talk) 20:03, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
MullinerHA (talk) 20:04, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Jcain8 (talk) 20:07, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
Clark-jason (talk) 20:08, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]
EricSzemes (talk) 20:22, 24 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]

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To do[edit]

Here are a few suggested articles to create or improve during this edit-a-thon, but you are welcome to work on anything you like.
Please note: This is a crowdsourced list. You can help us by adding to it!

Topic	Some sources	Notes
Health equity		Lengthy article with large blocks of dense text. Copy edit and look for gaps.
Healthcare and the LGBT community	1, 2, 3,	Lengthy article with some sections that are sparsely cited. The existing reference list may suffice, but more inline citations needed. Copy edit. Update annual surveys. Move external links from the section "Healthcare education."
Health politics		The "Overview" section includes some "original research" and abrupt transitions. Copy edit full entry--for example, "Stonewall" not "stonewall."
LGBT healthcare in the United States Veterans Health Administration	1, 2, 3, 4, 5	Provide the official name of the VHA program in the lead: "VHA LGBTQ+ Health Program."
GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality	1, 2
Mental health inequality
LGBT psychology
Mental health inequality
Health of Native Americans in the United States		Some stylistic issues—e.g. lack of internal links and use of title case in headers. There are "citation needed" tags to resolve
Sexual and reproductive health
Food security
Reproductive rights
Family planning
Reproductive justice
National Mobilization for Reproductive Justice
SisterSong
African Americans and birth control
Maternity care deserts in the United States
Maternal health
Maternal death
Race and health in the United States
National Latina Institute for Reproductive Justice
Healthcare in the United States
Paula Braveman		Widely cited scholar of health equity. Jaireeodell (talk) is working on it.
Indian Health Care Improvement Act	[1]	"cornerstone legal authority for the provision of health care to American Indians and Alaska Natives"
Bridgercare	1, 2, 3, 4
Human Resource Development Council	1, 2	Very short entry.

Any article on the Outline of transgender topics list.

Outcomes[edit]

Edited "Health politics" page to correct typos, add links, and fix concerns in the Overview section. - MullinerHA
New article: Paula Braveman
Added context links to a number of articles Pomemel (talk) 16:57, 26 January 2024 (UTC)[reply]