This National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center and the National Center for Equitable Care for Elders (NCECE) webinar will examine the relationship between body image, perception, and healthy movement for overall health and diabetes prevention, particularly for older LGBTQIA+ adults. Expert panelists will present approaches for supporting LGBTQIA+ patients with their health goals as they age, provide strategies for developing LGBTQIA+ and body-affirming and inclusive environments for older adults, and share best practices for connecting older LGBTQIA+ patients to appropriate and affirming services aimed at improving health outcomes.
Learning Resources — Filtered by Topic
Body Image, Perception, and Health Beyond the Binary
This webinar is designed to improve the capacity of health centers to meet the needs of non-binary patients, particularly through the understanding the relationship of body image and perception to health for people with gender identities and expressions beyond the binary. Participants will learn affirming language and terminology, including foundational concepts to understand the unique healthcare needs of non-binary people, and gain strategies for creating a welcoming and affirming environments for all patients.
- Filed under
- Behavioral Health
- Transgender Health
Supporting LGBTQIA+ Veterans and Connecting to the Veterans Health Administration
This webinar will increase the capacity of health centers to understand the unique mental and physical health needs of LGBTQIA+ veterans. An overview of how VHA addresses these needs and how to connect with what is offered for health center providers and veterans will be provided.
- Filed under
- Introduction to LGBTQIA+ Health
Ready, Set, Go! Guidelines and Tips For Collecting Patient Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity (SOGI) – 2022 Update
This guide was designed to help health centers and other health care organizations successfully collect sexual orientation and gender identity (SOGI) data and document the data into the electronic health record (EHR). For those just beginning the process, this guide can be used from start to finish. If you already have a system, but have encountered challenges and questions, this guide can help you address them. Even if your system is working smoothly, you will find resources and recommendations here that will help you move to the next level of data collection and analysis.
Training Skills Overview: Focusing on the “How”
In this overview from the March 2022 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health Education: A Train-the-Trainer Course, Dr. Camila Mateo discusses how to be an excellent trainer including concepts such as flow of your presentation, interactive components and reducing bias.
Developing a Tailored Training Program
In this overview from the March 2022 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health Education: A Train-the-Trainer Course, Dr. Alex Keuroghlian provides an overview of the key components of developing your own tailored training program.
Developing SMART Goals
In this overview from the March 2022 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health Education: A Train-the-Trainer Course, Alicia Anderson, MBA, FACHE, reviews the principles of developing a S.M.A.R.T. goal and provides best practices for developing your own goals.
Developing a SWOC Analysis
In this overview from the March 2022 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health Education: A Train-the-Trainer Course, Sarah Mitnick, MBA, provides an introduction to the components of a Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) analysis and discusses appropriate uses of this type of analysis and direction on how to complete an analysis.
Effective and Affirming Communication
In this overview from the March 2022 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health Education: A Train-the-Trainer Course, Dr. Jennifer Potter describes how to use effective and affirming communication with LGBTQIA+ patients and clients. She also describes how to teach these key concepts.
SGM Health Concepts and Terminology
In this overview from the March 2022 Advancing Excellence in Sexual and Gender Minority Health Education: A Train-the-Trainer Course, Dr. Brittany Charlton reviews sexual and gender minority health concepts and terminology with a focus on how to educate others on this content.
