5137.1 LGBT Health Across the Lifespan

Wednesday, October 31, 2012: 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
Oral
Moderator:
Russell Lopez, MCRP DSc

10:30am
Sexual Identity Versus Sexual Behavior in Youth: Using the YRBSS to Determine Prevalence and Intersection Across Demographics
Michelle Birkett, PhD, Brian Mustanski, PhD, Wendy Bostwick, PhD, Margaret Rosario, PhD, Robert Garofalo, MD, MPH, George Greene, PhD and Phillip Schnarrs, MA
10:45am
Adolescent sexual orientation and smoking: Intersections with age, race/ethnicity, and gender
Heather L. Corliss, MPH, PhD, Michelle Birkett, PhD, Michael E. Newcomb, PhD, Margaret Rosario, PhD, Alicia Matthews, PhD and Francisco Buchting, PhD
11:00am
Disparities in Cancer-Related Risk Behaviors by Sexual Orientation in Adolescents: Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System (YRBSS)
Margaret Rosario, PhD, Heather L. Corliss, MPH, PhD, Sari L. Reisner, MA, Bethany Everett, PhD, Francisco Buchting, PhD, S. Bryn Austin, ScD and Michelle Birkett, PhD
11:15am
Sexual orientation disparities in illicit substance use: Interactions with age, race/ethnicity, and gender across multiple substances
Michael E. Newcomb, MA, Michelle Birkett, PhD, Heather L. Corliss, MPH, PhD and Brian Mustanski, PhD

See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.

Organized by: LGBT Caucus of Public Health Professionals
Endorsed by: Socialist Caucus, Alcohol, Tobacco, and Other Drugs

CE Credits: Medical (CME), Health Education (CHES), Nursing (CNE), Public Health (CPH) , Masters Certified Health Education Specialist (MCHES)