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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
 APHA 2005
 
Session: Healthcare Access for LGBT: Looking at the Facts, Examining Predictors, and Implementing Programs
4252.0: Tuesday, December 13, 2005: 2:30 PM-4:00 PM
Oral
Healthcare Access for LGBT: Looking at the Facts, Examining Predictors, and Implementing Programs
Although substantial documentation of healthcare disparities exists for the general public, particularly racial and ethnic minorities, less literature is available documenting disparities for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) populations. The presentations in this session will describe available documentation of disparities as well as the application of the principles of cultural competence in the delivery of healthcare for LGBT clients. Speakers will also describe specific interventions, one for smoking cessation and one to develop LGBT youth as organizers for healthy communities.
Learning Objectives: At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
  1. Identify correlates of access to healthcare for LGBT populations;
  2. Explain the application of the principles of cultural competence to the provision of care for LBT clients; and
  3. Describe the development of interventions specifically tailored to address LGBT communities.
Moderator(s):Jennifer Scofield
2:30 PMHealthcare Disparities for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender: Facts and Correlates  [ Recorded presentation ]
Blase E. Masini, PhD
2:52 PMMelissa Etheridge is not the only one: Training medical providers to provide culturally competent care to lesbian, bisexual and transgender patients
Jessica A. Halem
3:14 PMPromotores: Developing LGBT youth as organizers to create healthy communities  [ Recorded presentation ]
Molly C. Franks, BA
3:36 PMDevelopment and implementation of a culturally tailored cessation program for LGBT smokers
G. Simone Koehlinger, PsyD, Scott C. Cook, PhD, Chris Powers, BA, David J. McKirnan, PhD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Public Health Education and Health Promotion
Endorsed by:Socialist Caucus; Women's Caucus
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA