Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Health
 The lesbian, gay, bisexual, and
transgender (LGBT) community is made up of people from diverse
backgrounds, and its members vary by race, ethnicity, age, income, and
education. For some, their sexual orientation or gender identity is
central to their self-concept, while for others, this is not the case.
Despite differences among LGBT people, one experience many share is
encountering stigma or discrimination. This social inequality is often
associated with poorer health status.
Evidence indicates that Wisconsin's
LGBT youth and adults experience greater adverse health outcomes with
regard to alcohol, drug, and tobacco use, safety and violence, mental
health, and HIV/AIDS when compared to their non-LGBT peers.
In order to create a health
promoting environment and to reduce health inequities, LGBT persons must
have access to culturally competent medical treatment and prevention
services and must be included in public health outreach programs. The
first step toward accomplishing this goal is to make the LGBT community,
service providers, educators, and the broader public aware of health
issues affecting LGBT people and to make resources available to address
these issues.
Recent additions...
From Healthy People 2020:
Lesbian,
Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
From the Cream City Foundation:
State of Youth Homelessness: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender
(LGBT) Homeless Youth in Milwaukee, WI
From the Fenway Institute:
Policy Focus: Why Gather Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender
Identity in Clinical Settings and Policy Focus: How to
Gather Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Clinical
Settings
From Harris Interactive & GLSEN:
Playgrounds and Prejudice: Elementary School Climate in the United
States – A Survey of Teachers and Students
From the Institute of Medicine:
The
Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a
Foundation for Better Understanding
From the Joint Commission:
Advancing
Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and
Family-Centered Care for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT)
Community: A Field Guide
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human
Services:
Recommended
Actions to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual,
and Transgender Communities
From the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services:
Plan for Health Data Collection on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and
Transgender (LGBT) Populations
From the Wisconsin Department of Health
Services:
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health: A Priority in
Healthiest Wisconsin 2020
From the World Professional Association for Transgender
Health:
Standards of Care for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and
Gender Nonconforming People
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This website is
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Last Revised: January 24, 2012 |
