For this webinar series, The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center is partnering with National Center for Equitable Care for Elders, The Corporation for Supportive Housing, The National Health Care for the Homeless Council and the National Center for Health in Public Housing to highlight the importance of housing security for Older LGBTQIA+ Adults.
Learning Resources
Mental Health and Substance Use Among Gay, Bisexual and MSM
Minority stress, stigma, discrimination and homophobia can lead to some people to turn to the use of substances as a coping mechanism. In this webinar, participants will explore best and promising practices for health centers in supporting the mental health of gay and bisexual men who use opioids, methamphetamines, and/or other substances as a means of coping with environmental stressors.
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- Behavioral Health
Housing and Older LGBTQIA+ Adults – Part 1
For this webinar series, The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center is partnering with National Center for Equitable Care for Elders, The Corporation for Supportive Housing, The National Health Care for the Homeless Council and the National Center for Health in Public Housing to highlight the importance of housing security for Older LGBTQIA+ Adults.
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- LGBTQIA+ Older Adults
Mental Health for Transgender and Gender-diverse People (2021)
In this webinar, Dr. Alex Keuroghlian MD, MPH, will contextualize mental health inequities across diagnostic categories and HIV risk within a gender minority stress framework, propose culturally responsive tailoring of evidence-based clinical practices, and offer strategies for building inclusive, affirming, and trauma-informed environments within healthcare organizations in order to optimize mental health and HIV-related outcomes.
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- Behavioral Health
- Transgender Health
COVID-19: The State of the Vaccine
In this webinar participants will learn more about the status of clinical trials for the COVID-19 vaccine, discuss strategies for a culturally responsive pandemic response, and explore the challenges surrounding safe, reliable, and equitable distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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- Emergency Preparedness & Response
Trauma Informed Care for LGBTQIA+ People (2021)
Trauma Informed Care for LGBTQIA+ Patients In this webinar, participants will explore the principles of trauma informed care for LGBTQIA+ patients, including best practices for the implementation of affirming, trauma-informed programming. The webinar will include provider and patient perspectives of the patient journey, focusing on opportunities for trust building and for the recognition and support of patients who have been affected by trauma.
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- Behavioral Health
Health Equity and COVID-19
COVID-19 has been shown to disproportionately affect people from racial and ethnic minority groups due to deep-rooted inequities in health and social systems. Participants in this webinar will discuss the unique challenges and barriers to care faced by members of these communities in the time of a global pandemic, including best practices for culturally responsive care.
LGBTQIA+ Patients and Social Determinants of Health Screening and Documentation
In this webinar, Dr. Bisola Ojikutu discusses screening for Social Determinants of Health (SDOH) for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, asexual and other gender minority (LGBTQIA+) patients. Webinar content will focus on SDOH disparities for LGBTQIA+ people, existing screening tools, and their adaptation for culturally affirming screening and referral for LGBTQIA+ people.
ACCELERATE PrEP for HIV Training Modules
Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) refers to the use of anti-retroviral medication by people at risk of acquiring HIV, and is highly effective to protect against HIV infection.
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- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
TelePrEP and Tele-STI Care: Optimizing Safer Sex in the Pandemic
The webinar discusses what is known about sexual behavior during the pandemic and what constitutes safer sex in the COVID-19 era. The talk contextualizes PrEP as part of a sexual harm reduction strategy and discusses models for remote PrEP delivery and clinical monitoring. Practical issues, such as STI screening and reimbursement, are also discussed.
