The sixth episode of the Building Health Equity webinar series has been converted into a podcast for easier listening on the go! We’ve partnered with the Share Public Health podcast series to bring you this episode. This podcast is formatted from the Improving Health Equity in the LGBTQIA+ Community… Read More »Building Health Equity Podcast | Improving Health Equity in the LGBTQIA+ Community
The National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center provides educational programs, resources, and consultation with health organizations to optimize high quality and cost-effective healthcare for members of the LGBTQIA+ community. Their learning resources include learning modules, publications, toolkits, videos, and webinars covering a variety of topics related… Read More »National LGBTQIA+ Health Education Center
View the sixth installment of the Building Health Equity webinar series: Improving Health Equity in the LGBTQIA+ Community. We featured Max Mowitz, program director at One Iowa, and A-M Racila, post-doctoral research fellow in the University of Iowa Department of Internal Medicine. This was a… Read More »Recorded Webinar | Building Health Equity Webinar Series: Improving Health Equity in the LGBTQIA+ Community
This report, produced by the Iowa Department of Public Health, One Iowa, and the University of Northern Iowa, displays the findings from the 2021 Assessment of the Health and Wellness Needs of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer Iowans. Key topics in this needs assessment… Read More »Iowa LGBTQ Health Needs Assessment 2021
Heterosexism is a systemic bias against any deviation from the norm of heterosexuality. Understanding this term and the repercussions it has is critical for advancing health equity in the LGBTQ+ community. This resource from the Rainbow Resource Centre provides definitions of key terms, explains related… Read More »Understanding Heterosexism
This report provided by the University of Iowa College of Public Health in conjunction with Des Moines University, OneIowa, and the Iowa Cancer Consortium describes the findings of a statewide survey of Iowa-based LGBTQIA+ individuals. The document includes information about this population’s health behaviors, health… Read More »LGBTQ Health in Iowa
This resource is offered by the Native American Program of Legal Aid Services of Oregon in collaboration with the Indigenous Ways of Knowing Program at Lewis and Clark, the Western States Center, the Pride Foundation, and Basic Rights Oregon. The Tribal Equity Toolkit 2.0: Tribal… Read More »Indigenous Ways of Knowing: A Tribal Equity Toolkit
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) and the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) have compiled a list of professional training curricula to improve the health and well-being of the LGBT+ population. Resources include trainings from the National LGBT Health Education Center,… Read More »LGBT Training Curricula
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) has compiled a comprehensive list of resources on the LGBTQI+ population including national survey reports, agency and federal initiatives, and related behavioral health resources. These resources are designed to educate public health and medical professionals on… Read More »LGBTQI+ Behavioral Health Equity
This free online course for health care and public health professionals working in rural settings describes introductory knowledge about core LGBTQ+ concepts, identifies the unique challenges that rural LGBTQ+ populations face, and discusses the best practices to improve experiences and outcomes for this population. Enroll… Read More »Creating Welcoming and Inclusive Health Care Experiences for Rural LGBTQ+ Populations