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Improving the Health, Safety and Well-being of LGBT Populations | |
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Event Type: Adults Age Group(s): Adults Date: 3/2/2018 Start Time: 1:00 PM End Time: 2:15 PM Description: Improving the Health, Safety and Well-being of LGBT Populations
Library: East Bank Regional Library
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Abstract LGBT individuals face many barriers in accessing healthcare, including discrimination, lack of access, misunderstanding, and fear. As a consequence, many LGBT individuals do not regularly access appropriate and timely care. The more informed healthcare professionals are, LGBT patients and clients will become more comfortable in an environment that is often alienating, disrespectful, and traumatic. Objectives •Participants will develop a better understanding of the health information needs of the LGBT community •Participants will examine the benefits of LGBT-focused cultural competency for the health care team •Participants will be able to identify electronic, print, and other resources for building quality LGBT collections and reference materials •Participants will gain ideas for outreach strategies to the LGBT community, and identify interprofessional opportunities for librarians Course Materials •Presentation •PowerPoint •Assignment •References Continuing Education This class also satisfies the requirements for Level I CHIS (Consumer Health Information Specialization. Original Author Jacqueline Leskovec, Network Librarian, NNLM Greater Midwest Region Current Authors Jacqueline Leskovec, Network Librarian, NNLM Greater Midwest Region, and Tony Nguyen, Technology and Communication Coordinator, NN/LM SE/A Region Location: A/V Conference Room - 2nd Floor Contact: Chris Smith Contact Number: 504-889-8143 Presenter: Chris Smith |