This document summarizes a pilot study that aimed to assess the unmet healthcare needs of LGBT+ students at the University of Florida. A questionnaire was developed to understand students' perceptions of provider knowledge and attitudes regarding LGBT+ patients. The study highlighted barriers LGBT+ students face in accessing healthcare, both from providers lacking competence in LGBT+ issues and from healthcare systems limiting care related to gender identity and sexuality. The results demonstrated a need for improved provider training to better serve LGBT+ students.
This presentation brings awareness to transgender health care disparities and examines how practicing cultural competency can improve patient-physician relationships.
This presentation brings awareness to transgender health care disparities and examines how practicing cultural competency can improve patient-physician relationships.
The Concept of Elder Abuse: Breaking the Silence was presented to HelpAge International by Bridget Penhale from UEA, Norwich in May 2011. Bridget is a European Board Member, INPEA
Sex, Drugs & Scotland's Health- Working with front line staff in understandin...HIVScotland
Delivered at Sex, Drugs & Scotland's Health Virtual Conference, this presentation was delivered by Lesley Bon & Stephan Vargas.
More information about the virtual event is available here: http://ow.ly/YntW50GWhJ0
Dr. Steve Tam of UC Irvine explains the growing issue of elder abuse and why it is likely to grow in the coming decades. Know the signs of different types of abuse and how to respond to suspected cases.
This Power Point presentation was used for a one-hour webinar, presented by Judith Wahl of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly. It includes a discussion of what elder abuse is, who is being victimized, why people don't always seek help, how ageism affects the way we address elder abuse, and what people need to know to prevent and respond to abuse. For more information see:
http://www.cleonet.ca/legal_education_webinars
This presentation at a geriatrics conference is targeted at physicians. It raises awareness of elder abuse as a rarely examined cause of morbidity and mortality.
How to Spot Elder Abuse and Mistreatment-
This slideshow represents a synopsis of information on the signs that an elder is being abused or mistreated systematically or by someone close to them.
Following our attendance to the Elder Abuse Conference in NYC on June 5, 2013, my colleague and I developed a series of presentations to provide in our community to increase awareness of this important issue. We hope that this slideshow will help the community to understand and identify elder abuse or mistreatment.
Astor Service's Teen Suicide Prevention White PaperStephen Jackson
Astor Services for Children & Families faced a high number serious teen suicide attempts and published this White paper to educate the signs and preventive methods of dealing with teen suicide prevention.
What Is Elder Abuse and How to Prevent It?Lanzone Morgan
This Slide is presenting about what is elder abuse and how to prevent elder abuse. Look at this presentation and visit website for more info on elder abuse and how to stop it.
The Concept of Elder Abuse: Breaking the Silence was presented to HelpAge International by Bridget Penhale from UEA, Norwich in May 2011. Bridget is a European Board Member, INPEA
Sex, Drugs & Scotland's Health- Working with front line staff in understandin...HIVScotland
Delivered at Sex, Drugs & Scotland's Health Virtual Conference, this presentation was delivered by Lesley Bon & Stephan Vargas.
More information about the virtual event is available here: http://ow.ly/YntW50GWhJ0
Dr. Steve Tam of UC Irvine explains the growing issue of elder abuse and why it is likely to grow in the coming decades. Know the signs of different types of abuse and how to respond to suspected cases.
This Power Point presentation was used for a one-hour webinar, presented by Judith Wahl of the Advocacy Centre for the Elderly. It includes a discussion of what elder abuse is, who is being victimized, why people don't always seek help, how ageism affects the way we address elder abuse, and what people need to know to prevent and respond to abuse. For more information see:
http://www.cleonet.ca/legal_education_webinars
This presentation at a geriatrics conference is targeted at physicians. It raises awareness of elder abuse as a rarely examined cause of morbidity and mortality.
How to Spot Elder Abuse and Mistreatment-
This slideshow represents a synopsis of information on the signs that an elder is being abused or mistreated systematically or by someone close to them.
Following our attendance to the Elder Abuse Conference in NYC on June 5, 2013, my colleague and I developed a series of presentations to provide in our community to increase awareness of this important issue. We hope that this slideshow will help the community to understand and identify elder abuse or mistreatment.
Astor Service's Teen Suicide Prevention White PaperStephen Jackson
Astor Services for Children & Families faced a high number serious teen suicide attempts and published this White paper to educate the signs and preventive methods of dealing with teen suicide prevention.
What Is Elder Abuse and How to Prevent It?Lanzone Morgan
This Slide is presenting about what is elder abuse and how to prevent elder abuse. Look at this presentation and visit website for more info on elder abuse and how to stop it.
Many Health Systems Are Failing the LGBTQ+ Community—Two Ways to ImproveHealth Catalyst
LGBTQ+ community members face unique challenges when accessing healthcare. Lack of knowledge among providers about the LGBTQ+ community leads to stigma, discrimination, and stereotypes that result in higher risk for cancers and substance abuse and higher rates of smoking. Poor health outcomes occur for multiple reasons—clinicians don’t know the best way to collect accurate health information and LGBTQ+ members don’t feel safe sharing personal health information.
The best way for health systems to improve healthcare delivery for the LGBTQ+ community is to rework the way they collect sexual orientation/gender identity data and educate clinicians about the health disparities LGBTQ+ members face.
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Identify one evidence-based intervention to reduce health disparities in the selected population.
The hot spot I chose is Arizona and the selected population is the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community. I chose this state because I worked as a nurse in Arizona in cities like Phoenix, Scotsdale and a few others. One of the Phoenix LGBT Communities is located in the North close to Roosevelt Avenue. I was in this state for 5 years and my first apartment rental was from a gay young man. I did community nursing where I visited patients at home. It is not easy discussing this subject but I feel very strongly about this minority and what they have to go through. I have had the privilege to work very closely with families who are either gay or have gay children. To be honest, my biases were finally broken down as I allowed myself to feel deep empathy for these folks after listening to some of their stories and the plight they face.
By addressing the health disparities that are so prevalent in this community and the need for health equity through evidence-based solutions; by developing a therapeutic framework to expressly ground the principles of health equity concerning this community that is so stigmatized, advance practice nurses, stakeholders and funders of this process can incorporate practices that are inclusive as they embark on working with this population.
Specifically, since I have worked closely with families with teen-age youths that are either lesbian, or gay, I understand what this community goes through at home, at school and with their neighbors. In one of the instances, I had parked my car in front of the patient’s house when I came to do an oasis assessment. The harassing neighbors that hated the family because the two ‘moms’ were lesbians, came and pitched a basketball hoop very close to my car and told the parents of my patient to ask me to move my car because her kids wanted to play basketball on the street. This was just a hate-driven move against anyone that associated with the lesbians. Now we are talking about neighbors that do have a large yard and could pitch a basketball net anywhere in their yard. This incivility resulted in an altercation between the two families. The family I came to work with had just bought the home but since the purchase it was one form of harassment after another. It was not until I worked with them and other gay families that I discovered what this community suffered. Seeing their plight and listening to their stories I was forced to examine my own biases against this minority group of people.
Anyway, that aside, one issue that the family discussed with me is that of healthcare inequality and how they had suffered discrimination this area amongst other areas. I consider evidence-based interventions and strategies that could leverage science to promote equity-focused healthcare for youths and families as a worthy cause. Starting an educational organization whose curricu.
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write a response for each answer as a discussion clas that we have to response to each others
I will copy and past all my classmate answers about many diffirent topic and u have to write a simple comment under each one; there is 5 answers need a response
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Kentucky has changed how it is offering health care coverage by requiring its citizens to use the federal health exchange to shop for coverage rather that kynect. This means that its citizen would have to enroll in Medicaid or shop for health insurance under the federal Affordable Care Act, meaning that about 500,000 of Kentucky’s citizen will have to switch over. Advocate of this move believe that it will allow Kentucky to save a substantial amount of money while still allowing citizens to enroll in qualified health plans. Opponents of this movement think that it will cause confusion and coverage loss for those who switch over, such as dental and vision. It is also question whether or not money will be saved because healthy people will be required to pay monthly premiums. Other problems are the lockout of coverage for people who do not pay and would be require to volunteer 20 hours a week just to be able to keep Medicaid coverage. However Governor Bevin defends his plan by saying that the lock out feature and volunteering will just make Kentucky’s citizen more responsible.
The advocate are speaking more from the social gospel characterization because they do believe that everyone should receive some type of health insurance even though it is not the best. Everyone should take of everyone. The opponents seem to be speaking from the puritan side because they feel like it is your own personal responsibility and decision to take care of your health insurance. They seem more individualistic.
State government, California specifically has been a major player in the implementation of the 2010 ACA by giving consumers a tax credit through the market place.
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There are a myriad of obstacles that Robert Banes faced while receiving care for his health problems. Robert is a poor minority, who lacked the resources to fund his medical treatment. Aside from his socioeconomic status and the issues that pertained to that, in regards to his treatment options, the article talked about Robert’s failure to acknowledge his disease, as well placing it at the forefront of his priorities, and his Doctor’s, for lack of better words, lack of empathy to his terminal illness. In the article, he stated that while Doctor’s did tell him about the extent to which the disease was and would take a toll on his survival, he said that that is as far as it went; doctor’s basically told him, you’re dying, but failed to go into detail on how to combat or alleviate the issue.
I would argue that Robert had various avenue’s that he could have reached out to for help, however, it seems to be that he was just uninterested in getting the help. While his lack of interest in his own health was indeed a contributing factor to his .
NAAHP 2010 poster on the collaboration between the offices of GMU Health Professions Advising and GMU LGBTQ Resources. For more information about the general Ally Safe Zone program, go to http://lgbtq.gmu.edu/ .
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Accessing Health Care
Learning Objectives
After reading this chapter, you should be able to:
• Identify where access barriers originate.
• Examine the organizational barriers to accessing health services as experienced by
vulnerable populations.
• Explain the financial barriers to accessing health services as experienced by vulnerable
populations.
• Consider ways to improve access to health care.
• Explain the politico-social forces affecting access to health care.
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CHAPTER 6
Self-Check
Answer the following questions to the best of your ability.
1. Which populations face access barriers to health care in both financial and orga-
nizational forms?
a. vulnerable
b. naturalized citizens
c. employed
d. school-age children
Critical Thinking
The text states, “More physicians abandon small private practices in favor of joining large health care
conglomerates.” Do you think that these larger corporations would be more willing to accept Medicaid
patients and thus increase accessibility?
Introduction
Introduction
Though institutionalized racial segregation ended decades ago, many would argue that Americans continue to be segregated by
socioeconomic class. Economic status determines
where people live and attend school, and even
where they go to the doctor. Vulnerable popula-
tions face access barriers to health care in both
financial and organizational forms. For example,
many physicians do not accept patients on Med-
icaid, and many who do limit the number to a
certain percentage of their practices or a certain
number of appointments per week. This creates
an organizational barrier to health care access for
Medicaid recipients. At the same time, many low-
income people struggle to find the money to pay
for services that aren’t covered by Medicaid or the
co-pays on the services covered by their employ-
ers’ insurance, thereby creating a financial barrier
to access. As more physicians abandon small pri-
vate practices in favor of joining large health care
conglomerates where they can improve reim-
bursement rates and lower malpractice insurance
rates, and more people receive Medicaid or Medi-
care, reliable access for the vulnerable becomes
increasingly tenuous.
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Though a patient may be covered by
Medicaid, many are unable to take full
advantage of that coverage because of
physician-imposed limits and restrictions.
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CHAPTER 6Section 6.1 Organizational Barriers
2. Many physicians limit the number of what types of patients to a certain percentage
of their practices or to a certain number of appointments per week?
a. HIV/AIDS
b. elderly
c. those on Medicaid
d. charitable cases
3. Many low-income people struggle to find the money to pay for what services
covered by their employers’ insurance?
a. enrollment fees
b. wag ...
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Please read first because this Assignment is for correction.
Please, read through the corrections before sending me messages. Because, if you don’t I will not response to your messages. Also, I will attached two more articles for whoever I choose to help me with this assignment. In addition, please, remove the introduction, and also attach a sample of a “Needs Assessment”
Topic Needs Assessment
Title: HIV among Young Men Who Have Sex with Men
Section 1: Background Information
All of this is opinion and needs to come out.
Sex is seemingly as old as the world is. However, sex among men, and especially young men having sex with men has not always been in the books of history. This is arguably one of the latest practices, although some sources have claims of sex among men after the antediluvian period. While sex has positive effects such as procreation, there are some negative effects which include contraction of deadly sexually transmitted diseases.
One such disease is HIV/AIDS.
HIV/AIDS is an acronym for
Human ImmunoDefiency Virus/ Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
not capitalized
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ta
from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (2015) sho
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that
while
over one million people aged above 13 years of age were living with the disease in the US by the year 2014
,
with
an average of 40,000 new infections are recorded each year (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2015)
when you use the word while...it indicates as opposite statement coming..and that is not what this sentence did
. The high number of people who are ignorant about their HIV status
and
those who purposely choose to ignore it
has
continued to increase the risk levels for other uninfected people in the world, among them being young men who have sex with men
isn’t it possible that they are one of the above?
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In this areas and/or introduction...you should be discussing morbidity, mortality,....you need to highlight incidence is higher in this group than in others
Introduction
The issue of young men having sex with other men has continued to be a thorny issue for a number of years, dividing the society between those who support this practice and those who oppose it. Supporters of young men having sex with other men argue that people have a right to decide their sexual orientation and preferences without undue pressure from external forces. However, those who oppose this practice argue that it emanated from social decay and as such should not be supported. One common point of agreement between these two camps is that the practice of young men having sex with men is risk and has the capability to cause grave danger to these men.
opinion
Although sex even among heterosexual could turn out to be risk and a cause of contraction of dangerous sexually transmitted diseases and infections, the risk of contraction of such health complications is doubly higher among young men who have sex with other men.
There are several reasons that c.
Part of a training program aimed at encouraging faculty, staff and students at Fanshawe College to become "Positive Space" allies for GLBTTQQ students. If you wish to have this workshop presented in your classroom or department, contact Candice in the Counselling and Student Life Department, F2010, Fanshawe College.
1. Sexual and gender minorities historically have had fewer
rights and faced larger amounts of stigma than non-
minority groups. This marginalization is often at the root
of a variety of problems pertaining to mental and
physical health. The LGBT+ community has made recent
gains in regards to civil rights but still endures a great
deal of social stigma.
Varied mental and physical health concerns exist for
LGBT+ students on campus. This age group may
specifically face the stress of increased levels of
independence and decreased parental supervision, as
well as potentially “coming out” to those around them
for the first time. While students may wish to turn to
healthcare professionals for guidance in both mental
and physical health concerns, these professionals often
lack the knowledge to properly deal with or recognize
issues specific to the LGBT+ community. This may lead
to feelings of abandonment or exclusion for LGBT+
students, and additionally may compound existing
health problems or create new ones. There is an unmet
need for physicians to increase competency related to
LGBT+ specific issues.
This pilot study aimed to assess any unmet health needs
of the LGBT+ community on the University of Florida
campus, as well as gain a better understanding of
student perception of provider knowledge and attitudes
toward LGBT+ patients.
Various challenges w ere encountered in the creation
and distribution of the questionnaire, but the most
significant were:
• Narrowing down quest ions. A comprehensive
literature review was used to identify specific LGBT+
health concer ns. A team-based appr oach was taken
to identify the most relevant topics to include in
order to ensure the survey was manageable in
length; however, it was difficult t o include all
potential topics within a brief online questionnaire.
• Being cognizant of various sex ualities and gender
identit ies. Gender and sexual identities are a
sensitive topic, and priorities in creating the
questionnaire were 1) leaving room for participants
to define their own gender and sexual identities in a
way that did not limit them to a minimal number of
specific categ ories, and 2) taking int o account the
language and phrasing within the questionnaire was
inclusive and respectful.
• Recruitment. A limitation of the questionnaire was
the limited number of responses received. This is
presumably due to both distribution over the
summer semester and having only a brief amount of
time (two weeks) to speak with student organization
leaders prior to questionnaire distribution. In the
future, allowing more time to build a relationship
with students in the target community will be a focus
in order to bot h tailor interventions more specifically
to the participants and to boost recruit ment
numbers.
BACKGROUND
METHODS
For some UF student s, direct barriers to healthcare exist
that affect both their identity as LGBT+ and their
immediate physical healt h, as noted in this quote from a
participant:
“[I am] Unable t o speak about being trans and starting
testosterone due to being on my father's insurance. It
creates the barrier of being myself.”
Therefore, a key implication may be t hat LGBT+ st udents
feel limited by not just healthcare providers, but by the
larger system in which t hey receive their healthcare.
Other st udents, however, feel directly affected by
provider attitude or treatment:
“The few times I hav e disclosed that I am
bisexual/queer to the st udent health center, they
dismissed my identity as irrelev ant because I am a
woman currently partnered wit h a man…I have since
stopped bothering to come out because it only makes
me feel extremely uncomfortable.”
Sexuality and gender identity can be difficult for
students to discuss wit h healt hcare providers, especially
if the student s fear negative judgment or direct barriers
to treatment. This st udy has hig hlighted the need for
improved provider competence toward those who fall
on the LGBT+ spectrum. The planned next steps are as
follows:
• Create curriculum about LGBT+ knowledge
and health issues for physicians
• Facilitate focus groups for the curriculum
with UF physicians
• Disseminate curriculum in a pilot test with
UF physicians
IMPLICATIONS
Project QUEER: Quantifying and Understanding Essential Educational Resources
An Assessment of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Healthcare Needs on the University of Florida Campus
Cherilyn D. Bean, B.A., Morgan S. Service, M.A., Melissa H. Laitner, M.S., & Amy Blue, Ph.D.
University of Florida, Department of Behavioral Science and Community Health
In order to assess student perception of healthcare
delivery on campus, a questionnaire was devised that
had both multiple choice and fill in the blank aspects.
The questionnaire was created using Redcap and
distributed to LGBT+ student organizations via social
media and listserv postings. The main components of
the questionnaire are shown in Figure 1.
Figure 1. Components of Questionnaire
Physical Health Mental Health
Barriers to Care Demographics
• Finding ways to give back. In order to avoid
collection of data without dissemination of results to
the participants, study results were analyzed and an
infographic was created such that the results could
be presented in an easy-to-read manner. The
infographic was then distributed to the student
organizations that were targeted for recruitment.