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  • Healthcare Equality Index 2019 | Human Rights Campaign

    2016/07/07 · Healthcare Equality Index Share this In its 12th year, the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI) is the national LGBTQ benchmarking tool that evaluates healthcare facilities' policies and practices related to the equity and inclusion of their LGBTQ patients, visitors and employees.

  • Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality | Human Rights …

    2016/06/21 · The Healthcare Equality Index rates facilities on seven criteria and recognizes Leaders that achieve credit for every one of these criteria applicable to their facility. This year, 406 of the 680 HEI 2019 survey respondents (60 ...

  • LGBTQ healthcare equality: How to become a leader

    2020/02/03 · Staff at the two hospitals in the El Camino Health system strive to help all patients heal, relieve suffering and advance wellness.The goal is to be inclusive and respectful of everyone seeking healthcare, said Patricia DeMellopine, MSN, RN, CNS, who explains how El Camino became a leader in LGBTQ healthcare equality.

  • Healthcare Equality | Community Healthcare System

    Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality Community Hospital has been recognized as a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) civil rights organization.

  • LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Index - Patient Care Services

    LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Index Apply for and manage the VA benefits and services you’ve earned as a Veteran, Servicemember, or family member—like health care, disability, education, and more. skip to page content

  • Movement Advancement Project | Healthcare Laws and …

    MAP's Equality Maps survey the landscape of laws affecting LGBT Americans. ... *Note: Iowa is currently shaded as beige due to current uncertainty of access in the state.The Iowa Supreme Court ruled in March 2019 that the state's previous exclusion of transgender health coverage violated the state's civil rights law, and therefore was illegal.

  • 10 Statistics You Need to Know about LGBT Healthcare ...

    2018/11/20 · More than 50 percent of LGBT people experience some form of healthcare discrimination. 56 percent of LGBTQ individuals have confronted discrimination while seeking medical treatment — whether it be the absence of proper gender designation on medical intake forms or blatant refusal to provide specific and necessary services.

  • Healthcare and the LGBT community - Wikipedia

    LGBT topics in medicine are those that relate to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's health issues and access to health services.According to the US Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), besides HIV/AIDS, issues related to LGBT health include breast and cervical cancer, hepatitis, mental health, substance abuse, tobacco …

  • LGBT health - linking resources for reducing gay, lesbian ...

    LGBT HealthLink, a program of CenterLink, is a community-driven national network of experts and professionals enhancing LGBT health by reducing health disparities within our communities. We provide capacity building to prepare and link both LGBT community-based organizations and public health systems to work collaboratively to impact and …

  • Health Care | National Center for Transgender Equality

    2015/02/19 · Head to NCTE’s Health Action Center to see the latest on health care and how you can help fight for transgender people’s right to get the health care they need Share your story. If you are facing discriminatory treatment, consider sharing your story with NCTE so we can use it in advocacy efforts to advance public understanding and …

  • Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality | LGBTQmed

    2017/07/31 · Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality are helping to change that, and, in the process, making the lives of LGBT patients and their families better each and every day,” says Chad Griffin, president of the Human Rights Campaign

  • LGBT Leader in Healthcare Equality :: Health Topics ...

    LGBT Leader in Healthcare Equality Contra Costa Health Services has participated in the Human Right's Campaign's (HRCs) national equality index and have been designated as a leader in LGBT healthcare.

  • Healthcare Equality Index - Office of Health Equity

    Healthcare facilities that receive a score of 100 on the benchmarking tool are designated as a "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality." Facilities with a score of 80 to 95 are designated as a "Top Performer." In 2019, 58 VA ...

  • Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality | NYC Health ...

    NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that 22 of its patient care locations, across all five boroughs, have received the designation “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for 2018. This

  • Metropolitan Methodist Hospital Named “Leader in LGBT ...

    2019/08/14 · Metropolitan Methodist Hospital has been recognized as a “Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality” by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation, the educational arm of the country’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT…

  • Rush System Hospitals Named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality ...

    2019/08/16 · The LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leader designation is the latest in a consistent stream of honors for Rush system hospitals that are unique among U.S. academic health systems, including the following:\ U.S. News & World Report ranked five specialty care programs at Rush University Medical Center among the best in the …

  • LGBT Health | Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., publishers

    LGBT Health is under the editorial leadership of Editor-in-Chief William Byne, MD, PHD, Columbia University, New York, NY. View the entire editorial board . Audience: All healthcare providers and researchers with an interest in sexual and gender minority health as well as policy makers and advocates for equality in healthcare for LGBT …

  • GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality

    2020/02/24 · GLMA is a national organization committed to ensuring health equity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and all sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals, and equality for LGBTQ/SGM health ...

  • LGBT Foundation - Home

    LGBT Foundation is a national charity delivering advice, support and information services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities. Equality Wins > Find out more about our campaign to ensure all LGBT people feel welcome, heard and represented.

  • Healthcare and the LGBT community - Wikipedia

    LGBT topics in medicine are those that relate to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people's health disparities, issues and access to health services.According to the US Gay and Lesbian Medical Association (GLMA), besides HIV/AIDS, issues related to LGBT health include breast and cervical cancer, hepatitis, mental health, substance abuse, …

  • LGBT Leader in Healthcare Equality :: Health Topics ...

    LGBT Leader in Healthcare Equality Contra Costa Health Services has participated in the Human Right's Campaign's (HRCs) national equality index and have been designated as a leader in LGBT healthcare.

  • Leading the Way in LGBT Healthcare Equality - YouTube

    2012/09/04 · Advocate Illinois Masonic Medical Center has, for the fourth consecutive year, been named a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation's Health Care Equality ...

  • VAAAHS named "Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality" - …

    VAAAHS was one of a select group of 426 healthcare facilities nationwide to be named Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality. Facilities awarded this title meet key criteria, including patient and employee non-discrimination

  • Rush System Hospitals Named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality ...

    2019/08/15 · Rush System Hospitals Named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leaders All three hospitals recognized in 2019 Healthcare Equality Index CHICAGO — For the first time, all three hospitals in the Rush University System for Health have been designated a "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality" in the Healthcare Equality Index.

  • US: LGBT People Face Healthcare Barriers | Human …

    2020/06/09 · Many LGBT people are unable to find services in their area, encounter discrimination or refusals of service in healthcare settings, or delay or forego care because of concerns of mistreatment.

  • NYC Health + Hospitals - Leaders in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality

    2018/04/06 · NYC Health + Hospitals today announced that 22 of its patient care locations, across all five boroughs, have received the designation “Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality” from the Human Rights Campaign Foundation for 2018. for 2018.

  • LGBT in Britain - Health - Stonewall

    2019/04/17 · LGBT in Britain - Health Report is Stonewall's report based on YouGov research with 5000 lesbian, gay, bi and trans (LGBT) people across England, Scotland and Wales about their life in Britain today. This report, part of a series

  • LGBT HERO | United Kingdom | Health Equality and …

    LGBT HERO is the parent organisation of GMFA, FS magazine and OutLife. Set up in 2011, HERO was designed to improve the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ people by offering trusted information and advice so LGBTQ+ people ...

  • Improving Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) …

    2015/10/20 · Improving Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Trans (LGBT) equality across the NHS: a paper for the Equality and Diversity Council 1. Background In July 2015, Stonewall published a report called ‘Unhealthy Attitudes’ which

  • LGBT Foundation - Healthcare Professionals

    LGBT Foundation is a national charity delivering advice, support and information services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities. Pride in Practice is a quality assurance and social prescribing programme that strengthens and develops Primary Care Services’ relationships with their lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) patients.

  • Rush System Hospitals Named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality ...

    2019/08/15 · Rush System Hospitals Named LGBTQ Healthcare Equality Leaders All three hospitals recognized in 2019 Healthcare Equality Index CHICAGO — For the first time, all three hospitals in the Rush University System for Health have been designated a "Leader in LGBTQ Healthcare Equality" in the Healthcare Equality Index.

  • Home - LGBT Healthcare: Present and Future

    LGBT Healthcare: Present and Future Despite advances in equality and innovations in healthcare, the LGBT community continues to face challenges. Innovations in the treatment of HIV/AIDS, reform of government programs, and confronting obstacles to care can all light the way to a more promising tomorrow.

  • NHS England » LGBT health

    2020/06/10 · Dr Michael Brady National LGBT Health Advisor Dr Brady was appointed as the National Advisor for LGBT Health at NHS England in April 2019. In this new role Dr Brady works across NHS England and NHS Improvement, with the Government Equalities Office and a wide range of stakeholders, partner organisations and the LGBT community to address health inequalities for LGBT …

  • News: Hospitals Again Recognized As Leaders in LGBT ...

    2014/10/17 · The education and training that we provide our staff on the unique needs of the LGBT community has assisted us in becoming more effective in the delivery of pediatric healthcare." "Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality change the lives of LGBT patients and their families for the better each and every day," said Chad Griffin, HRC …

  • Penn Medicine Hospitals Named “Leaders in LGBT ...

    Penn Medicine Hospitals Named “Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality” March 29, 2018 PHILADELPHIA – The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Chester County Hospital were announced among the 2018 class of the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s “Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality …

  • The Healthcare Executive's Role in Fostering Inclusion of ...

    The Healthcare Executive's Role in Fostering Inclusion of LGBTQ Patients and Employees March 2013 November 2018 (revised) Statement of the Issue Healthcare equality for all people is a guiding principle of the healthcare i. ...

  • Anti-LGBT Discrimination in US Health Care | HRW

    2018/07/23 · Anti-LGBT Discrimination in US Health Care Participants at the Trans Pride March on June 16, 2018 in Portland, OR, display a placard calling for stronger healthcare protections.

  • LGBTQ+ Equality

    The United States has made remarkable progress on equality in a relatively short amount of time. But there is still much work to be done. In many states, it is still legal to fire someone for being LGBTQ+. Incredibly, it is still legal to ...

  • LGBT Foundation - Healthcare Professionals

    LGBT Foundation is a national charity delivering advice, support and information services to lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) communities. Pride in Practice is a quality assurance and social prescribing programme that strengthens and develops Primary Care Services’ relationships with their lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) patients.

  • CME/CEU » LGBT Health Education Center

    2020/04/28 · Healthcare Equality Index The National LGBT Health Education Center has partnered with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation to offer our webinars as on-going training for the HRC Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).

  • CME/CEU » LGBT Health Education Center

    2020/04/28 · Healthcare Equality Index The National LGBT Health Education Center has partnered with the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation to offer our webinars as on-going training for the HRC Foundation’s Healthcare Equality Index (HEI).

  • The Healthcare Executive's Role in Fostering Inclusion of ...

    The Healthcare Executive's Role in Fostering Inclusion of LGBTQ Patients and Employees March 2013 November 2018 (revised) Statement of the Issue Healthcare equality for all people is a guiding principle of the healthcare i. ...

  • LGBT Resources – Penn Medicine

    Healthcare Equality Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania Hospital, Penn Presbyterian Medical Center, and Chester County Hospital have been designated by the Human Rights Campaign as "Leaders in LGBT Healthcare Equality".

  • Thomas Jefferson University Hospital Recognized as …

    HRC conducts the Healthcare Equality Index (HEI), a unique annual survey that encourages equal care for LGBT Americans, and recognizes healthcare institutions doing the best work. "We are extremely proud to be named a Leader in LGBT Healthcare Equality for the second year in a row," said Pamela Teufel, Executive Vice President …

  • Stonewall launches 2015 Healthcare Equality Index

    2019/02/06 · Stonewall, the lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans equality charity, today named St Andrew’s Healthcare the most LGB-inclusive healthcare organisation in England. In its third and final year, the Healthcare Equality Index lists Northumbria Healthcare NHS Trust Foundation second and Leeds Community Healthcare NHS Trust as the third most inclusive healthcare …

  • New funding to improve LGBT health and social care ...

    2018/11/08 · This week the Government is launching the LGBT Health and Social Care Fund, which will provide £1 million of funding to tackle the health inequalities LGBT people face. What we know We want lesbian, gay, bisexual and trans (LGBT) people to live without discrimination and inequality.

  • DTC Perspectives - Marketing Healthcare to LGBTs in …

    2015/09/02 · As a gay man and a supporter of LGBT equality, 2015 has been a momentous year because of the Supreme Court’s decision to extend marriage equality to the entire nation. On the evening of the decision, my husband and I made our way to The Stonewall Inn in New York City – the birthplace of …

  • Your rights to equality from healthcare and social …

    Your rights to equality from healthcare and social care services Equality and Human Rights Commission – www.equalityhumanrights.com 5 Updated June 2015 Introduction This guide is one of a series written by the Equality and

  • Straight For Equality In Healthcare

    Straight for Equality in Healthcare invites you to join the growing number of healthcare providers who want to find out more about what it means to be an ally in healthcare, learn more about the specific healthcare concerns/needs of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) community, and/or look for everyday actions they …

  • GLMA - Find a Provider

    Find a Provider Are you lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender or queer and looking for a healthcare professional you can trust? GLMA’s online Provider Directory can help. Search for primary care providers, specialists, therapists