The 130th Annual Meeting of APHA

Abstract #40754

Jessica Xavier, Volunteer Resources, Whitman-Walker Clinic, 1407 S Street NW, Washington, DC 20009, 202-797-3577, jxavier@wwc.org

Learning Objectives:

• 1). Types of barriers encountered by transpeople in accessing routine health care and transgender care, and strategies for overcoming them.
• 2).How successful access of transgender care is a critical component of the general Harm Reduction model for transgendered people, lowering their risks with regard to HIV infection, substance abuse, depression, suicidal ideation, and unsafe sexual behaviors.

Related Web page: www.gender.org

Presenting author's disclosure statement:
I do not have any significant financial interest/arrangement or affiliation with any organization/institution whose products or services are being discussed in this session.