The purpose of this Resource Guide is to support health center care teams in providing equitable, compassionate, high-quality care for patients in the contexts of pain management, substance use disorders (SUDs), and meaningful linkages to care. Inside, you will find actionable strategies and resources to help your care team reduce health disparities and advance health equity among minoritized and stigmatized people who, due to historical and structural injustices, are more vulnerable to undertreatment and mistreatment of pain and SUDs.
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Affirming Telehealth Practices for LGBTQIA+ Communities
Join us for this one-hour session to explore promising telehealth practices to serve LGBTQIA+ communities and mitigate stigma and barriers to healthcare. This session will give a comprehensive overview of tools, resources, and best practices to help you build or expand your telehealth programming to improve the health and wellbeing of LGBTQIA+ patients. This session will be led by Emily Phillips, Telehealth Project Manager.
LGBTQIA+ Opioid Response Network (ORN) ECHO- April- September 2023 Cohort
The Fenway Institute National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center in partnership with the Opioid Response Network bring you a Project ECHO series to train facilities on prevention, harm reduction, treatment, and recovery services for opioid use disorders (OUDs) and stimulant use disorders in the LGBTQIA+ community. Each session has been archived below, including any resources or slide decks that have been made available.
Telehealth and LGBTQIA+ Communities Toolkit
What Is Telehealth?
Monkeypox: What Frontline Clinicians Need to Know
The 2022 monkeypox (MPX) outbreak disproportionately affects gay, bisexual, and other men who have sex with men (MSM). Although severe illness from MPX has been rare, many affected individuals are experiencing a painful illness that takes weeks to resolve, and they may face stigma related to the illness and/or their sexual orientation. In this interactive webinar, clinicians will learn the latest information about MPX epidemiology, clinical manifestations, prevention, supportive care, and treatment.
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- Introduction to LGBTQIA+ Health
Meeting the Needs of the LGBTQIA+ Community at Community Health Centers in the South
Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, intersex, and asexual (LGBTQIA+) citizens are a diverse community. However, they share a common need for culturally competent health care that recognizes and responds to specific risks and challenges due to social and structural inequities such as stigma and discrimination. This webinar aims to educate stakeholders on the needs and experiences of the LGBTQIA+ community and inform how HRSA health centers can effectively serve this community by addressing local needs and disparities and identifying opportunities to advance health equity through training, education, and collaboration with local community organizations.
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- Organizational Change
The LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center & The AMA Ed Hub
The AMA Ed Hub is an online learning platform dedicated to providing high-quality CME and educational content from trusted sources. The AMA Ed Hub features automated credit tracking and reporting for some states and specialty boards.
In the News: Covid Vaccine Data and LGBTQ People
A New York Times article published on May 7, 2021 highlights how lack of collection of data on sexual orientation and gender identity may cause LGBTQ people to be unseen in vaccine rollouts. National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center Director, Dr. Alex Keuroghlian, says "The reason we need to do data-driven, culturally responsive outreach is that medical mistrust — and along with that, vaccine hesitancy — among L.G.B.T.Q. people is rooted in the stigma and discrimination that this community has experienced over time." The online version of the article is here.
Mental Health and Substance Use Among Gay, Bisexual and MSM
Minority stress, stigma, discrimination and homophobia can lead to some people to turn to the use of substances as a coping mechanism. In this webinar, participants will explore best and promising practices for health centers in supporting the mental health of gay and bisexual men who use opioids, methamphetamines, and/or other substances as a means of coping with environmental stressors.
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- Behavioral Health
Achieving Health Equity for LGBTQIA People (2020)
In this training, Dr. Alex Keuroghlian discusses important LGTBQIA+ concepts and terminology, highlights the relationship between stigma and LGBTQIA+ health disparities and describes best practices in LGBTQIA+ health related to effective communication, data collection, and creating an inclusive environment.
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- Introduction to LGBTQIA+ Health
