In this talk from the 2020 Advancing Excellence in Transgender Health conference, Julie covers current research and considerations for primary care and preventive screening for transgender and gender-diverse people. The benefits of an integrated approach to gender-affirming care within primary care are highlighted.
Learning Resources
Neurodiversity & Gender-Diverse Youth: An Affirming Approach to Care 2020
This publication provides insight from qualitative research and clinical experience into the unique experience of gender-diverse, neurodiverse youth.
Affirming Primary Care for Intersex People 2020
This community-informed clinical guide on primary care for intersex people provides an overview of intersex terms and concepts, the health concerns of intersex people, intersex-affirming practices, and resources for further learning.
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- Intersex Health
- Introduction to LGBTQIA+ Health
Achieving Health Equity for LGBTQIA People (2020)
In this training, Dr. Alex Keuroghlian discusses important LGTBQIA+ concepts and terminology, highlights the relationship between stigma and LGBTQIA+ health disparities and describes best practices in LGBTQIA+ health related to effective communication, data collection, and creating an inclusive environment.
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- Introduction to LGBTQIA+ Health
Supportive Housing and Health Services for LGBTQIA+ Youth Experiencing Homelessness: Promising Practices
This publication addresses health disparities that LGBTQIA+ youth experiencing homelessness face and focuses on ways to increase engagement of LGBTQIA+ youth into health and housing programs. It highlights three notable programs in three U.S. cities that have developed culturally-tailored programs to engage and support LGBTQIA+ youth experiencing homelessness and includes promising practices based on common themes across the programs.
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- LGBTQIA+ Children and Youth
Diabetes, Heart Disease, and LGBTQIA+ Populations
Dr. Alex Gonzalez of Fenway Health and Katherine Overton of the American Heart Association discuss diabetes and heart disease in LGBTQIA+ populations. This webinar covers issues around social determinants of health that make sexual and gender minorities more likely to have diabetes, and discusses tools for managing diabetes in special populations, such as the American Heart Association's "Know Diabetes by Heart" initiative.
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- Diabetes and Heart Health
Behavioral Health Care for Transgender and Gender-diverse People
In this webinar, Dr. Alex Keuroghlian discusses behavioral health care for transgender and gender-diverse people at health centers. This session will contextualize mental health inequities across diagnostic categories 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 health centers in order to optimize behavioral health outcomes.
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- Behavioral Health
- Transgender Health
PrEP and Informatics
In this webinar experts from Fenway Health and HITEQ discuss using data, electronic health records, and informatics to make informed decisions regarding PrEP (pre-exposure prophylaxis) for HIV prevention. The webinar covers both clinical data usage and administrative staff support in using data and informatics for optimizing PrEP in health centers.
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- Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Logrando Equidad en la Salud para las personas Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Transgénero y Queer (LGBTQ) – Parte 2
Presenter: Gerardo Moreno-Serrano, MS, LMHC
Logrando Equidad en la Salud para las personas Lesbianas, Gays, Bisexuales, Transgénero y Queer (LGBTQ) – Parte 1
Presenter: Gerardo Moreno-Serrano, MS, LMHC
