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'''Body Politic''' is a health justice organization working with a [[Long COVID]] peer support group.<ref name="website"/>
'''Body Politic''' is was founded as a queer feminist wellness collective, aiming to promote inclusivity and accessibility, and crucial discussions about wellness, politics, and personal identity. Body Politic's [[Fiona Lowenstein]] and Sabrina Bleich  launched it's COVID-19 peer support group in 2020.<ref name="history">https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/</ref><ref name="website">https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/covid19</ref>


==Aims==
==Aims==
*Inclusivity
*Accessibility
*Crucial discussions about wellness, politics, and personal identity<ref name="history"/>


==Services==
==Services==


==Notable people==
==Notable people==
Body Politic was founded by [[Long COVID]] patient [[Fiona Lowenstein]] in 2020.<ref name="website">https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/covid19</ref>
*[[Fiona Lowenstein]], co-founder
*Sabrina Bleich, co-founder
*[[Hannah Davis]], founder of Body Politic's research partner, the [[Patient-Led Research Collaborative]]


===Patrons===
===Patrons===
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==Research/Notable studies==
==Research/Notable studies==
Body Politic's [[Patient-Led Research Collaborative]] or PLRC carries out health research, and was founded by Body Politic's [[Hannah Davis]].<ref name="PLRC"></ref>
Body Politic's research partner is the [[Patient-Led Research Collaborative]] or PLRC, which was founded by Body Politic's [[Hannah Davis]].<ref name="PLRC"></ref>
{{See also|Patient-Led Research Collaborative}}
{{See also|Patient-Led Research Collaborative}}


==History==
==History==
Body Politic was founded in 2013, with [[Long COVID]] patients and Body Politic members [[Fiona Lowenstein]] and Sabrina Bleich creating the COVID-19 Support Group in 2020.<ref name="history"/><ref name="website"/>


==Funding==
==Funding==
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==Learn more==
==Learn more==
*[https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/covid19 Website]  
*[https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/covid19 COVID-19 Support Group] - Body Politic


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 00:26, May 18, 2022

Body Politic is was founded as a queer feminist wellness collective, aiming to promote inclusivity and accessibility, and crucial discussions about wellness, politics, and personal identity. Body Politic's Fiona Lowenstein and Sabrina Bleich launched it's COVID-19 peer support group in 2020.[1][2]

Aims

  • Inclusivity
  • Accessibility
  • Crucial discussions about wellness, politics, and personal identity[1]

Services

Notable people

Patrons

Medical advisors

Research/Notable studies

Body Politic's research partner is the Patient-Led Research Collaborative or PLRC, which was founded by Body Politic's Hannah Davis.[3]

History

Body Politic was founded in 2013, with Long COVID patients and Body Politic members Fiona Lowenstein and Sabrina Bleich creating the COVID-19 Support Group in 2020.[1][2]

Funding

Interviews and articles

Online presence

  • Website
  • Twitter
  • Facebook (group/page)
  • YouTube channel
  • Instagram
  • LinkedIn

See also

Learn more

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/
  2. 2.0 2.1 https://www.wearebodypolitic.com/covid19
  3. Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named PLRC