Tag: LGBTQ Healthcare Equality

For Older LGBTQ+ Adults, Entering a Nursing Home Can Feel Like Coming out All Over Again

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A research team at Rush University Medical Center set out to find out how older LGBTQ+ adults felt in long-term care facilities and what guidelines were in place in these facilities to protect its residents.

Pride Month: FSU physician sheds light on LGBTQ health disparities

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By: Kathleen Haughney | Published: June 10, 2021 | 1:06 pm | SHARE: Recent moves by the Biden administration to prohibit health care discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity were widely applauded by civil rights groups. But health officials are still fighting a battle when it comes to making sure all LGBTQ individuals receive adequate health care.

Sexual and Gender Orientation Data is Needed to Measure COVID-19 Impact on LGBTQ Communities

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States need to implement a uniform system of collecting sexual orientation and gender identity demographic data to better understand the implications of the COVID-19 pandemic on LGBTQ communities, according to a new Rutgers School of Public Health Center for Health, Identity, Behavior and Prevention Studies (CHIBPS) paper.