“Come Out for Health”: National LGBT Health Awareness Week

This week, March 28-April 1, is National LGBT Health Awareness Week.  The National Coalition for LGBT Health has fact sheets Continue reading →

National Coalition on LGBT Health: The Affordable Care Act and the LGBT Community

This analysis of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act from the National Coalition on LGBT Health examines how each Continue reading →

HHS Launches Healthy People 2020

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has launched Healthy People 2020, national objectives for health promotion and disease 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 →

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association: Guidelines for the Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Patients

This guide developed by the Gay and Lesbian Medical Association outlines practical steps that health care organizations can take to 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 →