{"id":14449,"date":"2022-06-08T08:48:05","date_gmt":"2022-06-08T13:48:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/?p=14449"},"modified":"2022-06-08T08:48:05","modified_gmt":"2022-06-08T13:48:05","slug":"pride-month-week-2-providing-quality-care-in-a-welcoming-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.nnlm.gov\/region_6\/2022\/06\/pride-month-week-2-providing-quality-care-in-a-welcoming-environment\/","title":{"rendered":"Pride Month Week 2: Providing Quality Care in a Welcoming Environment"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">For LGBTQIA+ persons, lack of knowledgeable healthcare providers, discrimination by health insurers, lack of Federal anti-discrimination laws based on sexual orientation and\/or gender identity (SO\/GI), and fear of mistreatment are just some of the barriers to culturally appropriate health care. According to <a href=\"http:\/\/healthypeople.gov\/\">HealthyPeople.gov<\/a>, eliminating health disparities can lead to:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"font-weight: 400\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>Reductions in disease transmission and progression<\/li>\n<li>Increased mental and physical well-being<\/li>\n<li>Reduced health care costs<\/li>\n<li>Increased longevity<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">This week, we provide some tools for providing quality care in a welcoming environment.<strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brighamandwomensfaulkner.org\/about-bwfh\/diversity-and-inclusion\/lgbt-welcoming-environment\">Creating a Welcoming Environment for LGBT Patients<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/cancer-network.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/02\/best_practices.pdf\">Best Practices in Creating and Delivering LGBTQ Cultural Competency Trainings<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgbthealtheducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/08\/Forms-and-Policy-Brief.pdf\">Focus on Forms and Policy: Creating an Inclusive Environment for LGBT Patients<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"http:\/\/mypronouns.org\/\">MyPronouns.org<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><u><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgbthealtheducation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/Glossary-2018-English-update-1.pdf\">Glossary of LGBT Terms for Health Care Teams<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.glma.org\/index.cfm?fuseaction=Page.viewPage&amp;pageId=1025&amp;grandparentID=534&amp;parentID=940&amp;nodeID=1\">GLMA Cultural Competence Webinar Series<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ir.library.louisville.edu\/cgi\/viewcontent.cgi?article=1000&amp;context=medicine_ume\">The eQuality Toolkit: Practical Skills for LGBTQ and DSD-Affected Patient Care<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lgbthealtheducation.org\/\">National LGBT Health Education Center<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400\">If you have any comments or questions related to this week\u2019s resources, please email <a href=\"mailto:Region6-RML@uiowa.edu\">Region6-RML@uiowa.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For LGBTQIA+ persons, lack of knowledgeable healthcare providers, discrimination by health insurers, lack of Federal anti-discrimination laws based on sexual orientation and\/or gender identity (SO\/GI), and fear of mistreatment are just some of the barriers to culturally appropriate health care. 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