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2009 Assessment of LGBT Health and Human Services Needs in New York StateAdditional Training
The Out for Health Project sponsors trainings on topics of LGBT health. Find out more about upcoming trainings!
Sample Statement
Download a sample nondiscrimination statement from the American Medical Association.
Additional Resources
More PDFs. links, and resources for providers about health and LGBT people:
- Answers to Your Questions for a Better Understanding of Sexual Orientation, from the American Psychological Association
- Answers to Your Questions About Transgender Individuals and Gender Identity, from the American Psychological Association
- Info for providers about lesbian and bisexual women's health from the Mautner Project
- Transgender Primary Medical Care: Suggested Guidelines for Clinicians, from Vancouver Coastal Health, British Columbia
- Find online training modules and videos
- Download the award-winning guide Providing Transgender-Inclusive Healthcare Services
- Download a sample nondiscrimination statement from the American Medical Association
- Review the resource Guidelines For Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Patients, from the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association
- Healthy People 2010 Companion Document for LGBT Health
- Providers Fact Sheet on LGBT health - create a safe environment to promote healthy LGBT people
- Read a new article about nursing and transgender people from Advance for Nursing magazine
- A Provider's Introduction to Substance Abuse Treatment and LGBT Individuals
- WPATH Standards of Care for for the Health of Transsexual, Transgender, and Gender Nonconforming People
- American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report: Guidance for the Clinician in Rendering Pediatric Care - Sexual Orientation and Adolescents
- Bisexual Health: An introduction and model practices for HIV/STI prevention programming, from the Task Force
- Sexually Transmitted Infections in Women who have Sex with Women: A Fact Sheet for Healthcare Providers
- Transgender Health Factsheet for Providers
- LGBT Elder Health issues, for providers
- Tips for Medical Professionals for Making Better/Safer Environments for Children with
LGBT Parents, from COLAGE - Primary Care Protocol for Transgender Patient Care, from the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health
- Endocrine Treatment of Transexual Persons: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guidelines
- Ten tips for Working With Transgender Individuals
- The Center of Excellence for Transgender Health document to increase access to comprehensive, effective, and affirming services for trans and gender-variant communities.
- The Fenway Institute has issued two Policy Focus briefs highlighting the importance of gathering sexual orientation and gender identity data in clinical settings and to provide guidance to clinicians
- Keeping up with LGBT health: Why it matters to your patients
- Why the Gay and Transgender Population Experiences Higher Rates of Substance Use
- A new field guide from the Joint Commission urges US hospitals to create a more welcoming, safe, and inclusive environment that contributes to improved health care quality for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) patients and their families
- The American College of Obstetricians and Gyncologists has issued a policy brief on Health Care for Transgender Individuals, as well as a Transgender Resource Guide
