The Handbook of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health : A Practitioner's Guide to Service

ISBN-13: 9781560234951 / Angielski / Twarda / 2006 / 373 str.

Michael D. Shankle

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Public 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. Each chapter is exhaustively referenced, includes useful lists of selected resources, is clearly illustrated with tables and diagrams, and asks questions to spark thought on the issues as they pertain to the reader's circumstances.

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• About the Editor
  
• Contributors
  
• Foreword (Claude Earl Fox)
  
• Preface
  
• Acknowledgments
  
• PART I: INTRODUCTORY MATERIALS
  
• Chapter 1. The Nomenclature of the Community: An Activist’s Perspective (Joshua L. Ferris)
  
• Introduction
  
• Coming Out
  
• Stereotypical Lifestyles
  
• Gender Identity
  
• Conclusion
  
• Questions to Consider
  
• Chapter 2. The Role of Public Health in Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health (Patricia D. Mail and Walter J. Lear)
  
• Introduction
  
• What Is “Public Health”?
  
• Research and Public Health
  
• The LGBT Health Movement Emerges and Thrives
  
• The HIV Pandemic Challenges the LGBT Health Movement and Public Health
  
• Community Health Programs and Services
  
• The U.S. Public Health Service
  
• LGBT Health Objectives for the Nation
  
• Future Directions and Research Needs
  
• Chapter 3. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Public Health Research (Randall L. Sell and Vincent M. B. Silenzio)
  
• Introduction
  
• Background
  
• What Is “Sexual Orientation” and “Gender” and Why Are Definitions Important?
  
• How Are LGBT People Identified for Public Health Research?
  
• A Framework for the Investigation of LGBT Public Health
  
• Limitations of Research Methods for Investigating LGBT Health
  
• Discussion
  
• Questions to Consider
  
• PART II: ACADEMIA
  
• Chapter 4. Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Cultural Competency for Public Health Practitioners (Katherine L. Turner, Wayne L. Wilson, and M. Kate Shirah)
  
• Introduction and Background
  
• Context for Terminology and Definitions
  
• Rationale
  
• An LGBT Cultural Competency Framework
  
• LGBT Awareness, Sensitivity, and Competency Training
  
• Conclusion
  
• Questions to Consider
  
• PART III: THE COMMUNITY
  
• Chapter 5. Lesbian and Bisexual Women’s Public Health (Amy Baernstein, Wendy B. Bostwick, Kathleen R. Carrick, Patricia M. Dunn, Kim W. Goodman, Tonda L. Hughes, Nina Markovic, Jeanne M. Marrazzo, and Helen A. Smith)
  
• Introduction
  
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Infections
  
• Alcohol Use and Abuse
  
• Tobacco Use
  
• Cardiovascular Disease
  
• Reproductive Cancers
  
• Intimate Partner Violence and Lesbians
  
• Questions to Consider
  
• Chapter 6. Public Health and Gay and Bisexual Men: A Primer for Practitioners, Clinicians, and Researchers (Scott D. Rhodes and Leland J. Yee)
  
• Introduction
  
• Who Are Gay and Bisexual Men?
  
• The Health of Gay and Bisexual Men
  
• Infectious Diseases Among Gay and Bisexual Men
  
• Noncommunicable Diseases Among Gay and Bisexual men
  
• Homophobia and Health
  
• An Effective HIV-Prevention Strategy
  
• Suggested Approaches and Considerations for Practitioners, Clinicians, and Researchers
  
• Conclusion
  Questions to Consider
  
• Chapter 7. The Whole Person: A Paradigm for Integrating the Mental and Physical Health of Trans Clients (Sheila C. Kirk and Claudette Kulkarni)
  
• Introduction
  
• Relevant Terms
  
• Mental and Emotional health
  
• Mental Health Needs of Transsexuals
  
• Physical Health
  
• Male-to-Female Transsexuals
  
• Female-to-Male Transsexuals
  
• Conclusion
  
• Selected Resources
  
• Questions to Consider
  
• Recommended Readings
  
• PART IV: HEALTH CARE DELIVERY SYSTEM
  
• Chapter 8. Barriers to Health Care Access (Manuel Hernandez and Shawn L. Fultz)
  
• Introduction
  
• Institutional Barriers to LGBT Health Care
  
• Provider-Based Barriers to LGBT Health Care
  
• Patient-Based Barriers to LGBT Health Care
  
• Provid

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Shankle, Michael