{"product_id":"handbook-of-lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-public-health-paperback-softback","title":"Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health - Paperback \/ softback","description":"\u003cp\u003eGet the comprehensive resource for LGBT public health issues!\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePublic health services for sexual minorities have suffered from practitioners’ lack of knowledge about sexual or gender orientation, specific health concerns, and inherent system homophobia and heterosexism. The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health: A Practitioner’s Guide to Service provides a unique focus on LGBT public health, offering positive direction for practitioners looking for guidance in methods to ensure a healthy community for all while taking into consideration the special needs of sexual minorities.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Ignorance and fear by both practitioners and LGBT clients leads to less-than-optimum public health services. The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health extensively discusses these issues clearly, working to foster cultural competency among public health professionals. This book lays the groundwork for better understanding of LGBT health issues and their relationship to overall public health, then delves into the research on how incorporating LGBT cultural competency can improve academic institutions and continuing education programs. The problem of providing health care access and the health issues burdening each segment of the LGBT community are discussed in detail, all with a focus on providing effective solutions to tough challenges. Clear strategies are also presented for improving city, county, state, and national public health infrastructures and policies. The issue of productive and safe work environments in business and the private sector for LGBT individuals is addressed, along with a close look at the advantagesand pitfallsof media and Internet resources. Many chapters are illustrated with tables and diagrams; each chapter is exhaustively referenced, includes useful lists of selected resources, and asks questions to spark thought on the issues as they pertain to the reader's circumstances. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health discusses:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e the inequities in health care for LGBT people \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e overt prejudice, discrimination, disdain, or outright denial of services\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e assumption by health professionals of risk factors based on sexual or gender orientation rather than individual behaviors and health history\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e unwitting expression of biases of many public health practitioners\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e the effect of social stigma on public health care services\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e LGBT cultural competency framework for institutions of higher learning and professional organizations\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e LGBT awareness, sensitivity, and competency training\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e sexually transmitted diseases\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e reproductive cancers\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e intimate partner violence\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e noncommunicable diseases among gay and bisexual men\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e ’down low’ behavior (avowed straight men with spouses having sex with other men) as public health issue\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e AIDS-related malignancies\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e transsexuals and transphobia\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e hormonal therapy\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e sex reassignment surgery (SRS)\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e mental health needs of transsexuals, cross-dressers, and intersex individuals\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e barriers to health care access\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e insurance systems\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e confidentiality of medical records\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e substance use\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e health care issues for LGBT youth and young adults\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e health care needs of LGBT elders\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003e recommendations for improvement of health and welfare services\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health is a one-of-a-kind resource for LGBT public health issues, essential for public health professionals, practitioners, health services professionals, substance abuse counselors, disease intervention specialists, public health advisors, community health service administrators, community based agencies, and community health nurses. 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