HHS To Collect Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has announced that it would begin collecting data in its population Continue reading →

Resources to Advance Patient-Centeredness and Health Equity

I have compiled key publications and resources on some current topics in health care policy.  Below are descriptions of the Continue reading →

National Coalition for LGBT Health: Guiding Principles for LGBT Inclusion in Health Care

These guiding principles highlight key health issues to ensure inclusion of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender individuals and communities in Continue reading →

World Professional Association for Transgender Health Standards of Care

These international standards of care for transgender health (updated 2001) were developed by the World Professional Association for Transgender Health, Continue reading →

Healthy People 2010 LGBT Companion Document

This comprehensive report tracks the federal Healthy People 2010 initiative and highlights how lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health issues Continue reading →

Lambda Legal: When Health Care Isn’t Caring

This 2010 report from Lambda Legal documents the continued barriers and disparities in quality that lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Continue reading →

National Center for Transgender Equality: Discrimination in Health Care

This October 2010 report from the National Center for Transgender Equality and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force documents Continue reading →

Fenway Health Institute: Teaching LGBT Health Learning Modules

These learning modules on lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender health issues are available for free from the Fenway Institute. The Continue reading →