Nurses HEALE training from Howard Brown Health Center for nurses and health care professionals who serve older Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender adults.
What is reflective practice?
University of Cambridge’s reflective practice toolkit that explores what reflective practice is, why reflection is important, and how to be reflective.
Revealing Disparities: Health Care Workers’ Observations of Discrimination Against Patients
Research article published by The Commonwealth Fund exploring discrimination against patients in healthcare settings on the basis of race, ethnicity, and language. Healthcare workers providing direct services can provide valuable insights about this discrimination, helping to inform opportunities to address
Company Bulletin 2021-01 Coverage of Gender-Affirming Care
A bulletin from Illinois Department of Insurance reminding issuers that categorically excluding coverage for medically necessary services, procedures, or surgical treatments for gender dysphoria is discriminatory conduct and not allowed. This bulletin maintains the importance of providing gender affirming care.
Early Access to Testosterone Therapy in Transgender and Gender-Diverse Adults Seeking Masculinization: A Randomized Clinical Trial
Research article published in JAMA Network Open that explores the effect of testosterone therapy on gender dysphoria, depression, and suicidality in transgender and gender-diverse adults seeking masculinization, as compared to transgender and gender-diverse adults that received no treatment.
Illinois Healthcare Cultural Competency Coalition Applauds Approval of the Healthcare Cultural Competency Law, HB 2450
Illinois Healthcare Cultural Competency Coalition applauds Governor JB Pritzker’s approval of legislation that will ensure cultural competency is part of continuing medical education for a range of healthcare providers in Illinois, through HB 2450, to ensure that healthcare providers are equipped
Understanding How Bias and Stigma Impact Health Outcomes
Public Health Institute of Metropolitan Chicago describes how and why the POP program works to address bias and stigma to improve health outcomes of people in our care.
Guidelines for the Primary and Gender-Affirming Care of Transgender and Gender Nonbinary People
Resources from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) focusing on the perspectives and needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT).
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
Resources from the CDC that focus on the perspectives and needs of LGBT people in order to help improve the overall health of every person and eliminate health disparities.
Maybe They Had a Bad Day: How LGBTQ and BIPOC Patients React to Bias in Healthcare and Struggle to Speak Out
Research article that explores the experiences of unfair treatment and discrimination of BIPOC and LGBTQ+ people when visiting healthcare providers.
