{"id":85186,"date":"2023-04-27T12:43:40","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T16:43:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/?p=85186"},"modified":"2023-04-27T12:43:40","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T16:43:40","slug":"brock-support-for-trans-non-binary-employees-expanded-with-gender-affirmation-coverage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/2023\/04\/brock-support-for-trans-non-binary-employees-expanded-with-gender-affirmation-coverage\/","title":{"rendered":"Brock support for trans, non-binary employees expanded with gender affirmation coverage"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Brock\u2019s support for the health and well-being of trans and non-binary employees has expanded with the addition of gender affirmation benefits coverage provided by Green Shield Canada.<\/p>\n<p>The expanded coverage is aligned with the University\u2019s commitment to foster a culture of inclusivity and build a work environment that helps its people to thrive. It also serves as one of the many supports within <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.sharepoint.com\/Health-Safety-and-Wellness-Toolbox\/SitePages\/Workplace-Wellness-Framework.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brock\u2019s Workplace Wellness Framework<\/a> to provide a holistic approach to overall well-being for faculty and staff.<\/p>\n<p>The offering was developed by Green Shield in consultation with a number of organizations, including the Canadian Professional Association for Transgender Health (CPATH) and the World Professional Association of Transgender Health (WPATH), and is designed to help fill gaps tied to services not covered by provincial and territorial government health-care plans.<\/p>\n<p>Employees eligible for Brock\u2019s extended health and dental benefits through Green Shield can obtain further information on the <a href=\"https:\/\/brocku.sharepoint.com\/human-resources\/SitePages\/Benefits.aspx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Brock University benefit SharePoint site<\/a>, and Green Shield representatives are available to answer any questions members may have regarding coverage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Brock\u2019s support for the health and well-being of trans and non-binary employees has expanded with the addition of gender affirmation benefits coverage provided by Green Shield Canada.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":77985,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[54,7],"tags":[12574],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85186"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=85186"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85186\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":85187,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/85186\/revisions\/85187"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/77985"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=85186"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=85186"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/brocku.ca\/brock-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=85186"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}