This 90-minute webinar will provide participants with an introduction to foundational terminology and concepts related to LGBTQIA+ identity and experience of homelessness with a focus on LGBTQIA+ health care. Participants will learn about healthcare disparities and applicable clinical practices that participants can integrate into their own contexts. Take Online Course Now
Collecting patients’ Sexual Orientation and Gender identity (SOGI) information is recognized as a key aspect of providing holistic, patient-centered health care. It is an intervention that fosters retention in care for gender and/or sexual minority patients who often feel unconnected and invisible to health care providers who have no knowledge of their patients’ gender identity
Collecting SOGI Data in a HCH Setting- a Multi-Pronged Approach Read More >>
Gender diversity is a social determinant of both health and housing. Trans homelessness has increased 113% since 20163 and trans individuals disproportionately experience unsheltered homelessness, further exacerbating health inequities that exist among this population. As such, gender-affirming care is an important component of Health Care for the Homeless (HCH) services. This annotated bibliography provides a
Gender-Affirming Care and Homelessness: An Annotated Bibliography Read More >>
Staying up-to-date on the growing field of homelessness research presents a considerable challenge for the busy clinician or administrator. This workshop will present a plain-language summary of selected scientific studies on the health of homeless people that have been published since January 1, 2022. The presentation will focus on scientific contributions in the following domains
Falling Through the Cracks: LGBTQ+ Disparities in Homelessness Read More >>
Speakers: Ruthanne Marcus: Centers for Disease Control & Prevention; Leah Warner: San Francisco Department of Public Health Session Materials:Â Download Powerpoint Presentation
Oral Presentation 2: Gendered Experience of Homelessness Read More >>
Speakers: Meghan Miller: Director of Health Education, The Floating Hospital; Karen Hudson: Program Leader, Homeless Health Initiative, Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia; Erica Pugh: Temple University Location Session Materials: Download PowerPoint Presentation “Creation and evaluation of an intensive health education camp intervention for adolescents living in temporary housing” Download PowerPoint Presentation “Addressing Social, Healthcare and Occupational Justice
Oral Presentation 9: Trauma-Informed Sex Safety Read More >>
Gender-affirming care is a life-saving intervention, especially for gender-diverse individuals experiencing homelessness. This full-day training is intended for clinical providers who are new to gender-affirming health care and are seeking to gain foundational clinical competencies in hormone therapy (i.e. estrogen therapy, antiandrogen and testosterone therapy), surgical referrals, and gender-affirming primary care. Speakers include leading experts
PCI: Gender-Affirming Care 101 – Clinical Competencies Read More >>
This 90-minute webinar will provide participants with an introduction to foundational terminology and concepts related to LGBTQIA+ identity and experience of homelessness with a focus on LGBTQIA+ health care. Health center staff will learn about healthcare disparities and applicable clinical practices that participants can integrate into their own contexts. Health center staff are welcomed and
