| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 240 pages) : illustrations (some color) |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-234) and index. |
| Contents |
pt. 1. Constructing identity by coming out to your physician. An introduction to the loosely knit patchwork of LGBT health care / Teresa Heinz Housel and Vickie L. Harvey -- Importance of sexual orientation disclosure to physicians for women who have sex with women / Karina Willes and Mike Allen -- Coming out conversations and gay/bisexual men's sexual health: a constitutive model study / Jimmie Manning -- Shaping self with the doctor: the construction of identity for trans patients / Katy Ross, Juliann C. Scholl, and Gina Castle Bell -- pt. 2. Access, disparities, and harassment under the guise of policies. Health insurance coverage for same-sex couples: disparities and trends under DOMA / Gilbert Gonzales, Ryan Moltz, and Miriam King -- Carving triangles into squares: the effects of LGBTQ-stigma-related stressors during youth, adulthood, and aging / Dawn L. Strongin, Marc J. Silva, and Fredrick Smiley -- Reproductive physicians' treatment of lesbian patients in Germany and the United States / Alicia VandeVusse -- pt. 3. Silencing, violence, and other forms of intimidation of LGBT people. Limiting transgender health: administrative violence and microaggressions in health care systems / Sonny Nordmarken and Reese Kelly -- Women's health, health care service utilization, and experience of intimate partner violence in the United States / Bethany M. Coston -- Political activism as a health-giving activity: transforming silence into language and action / Michael Warren Tumolo. |
| Summary |
"This co-edited volume addresses a population of people whose lack of health care access, mistreatment in health care settings, and refusal of health care services are often omitted from discussions about health care disparities and insurance reform. The perspectives and needs of LGBT people should be routinely considered in public health efforts to improve the overall health of every person and eliminate health disparities. Previous research suggests that LGBT people experience worse health outcomes than their heterosexual counterparts. Differences in sexual behavior account for some of these disparities, but others are associated with social and structural inequities. Low rates of health insurance coverage, high rates of stress due to systematic harassment, stigma, and discrimination, and a lack of cultural competency in the health care system frequently manifest in negative health-related behaviors. The lack of data collection on sexual orientation and identity in state and federal health care surveys leads to inadequate information about LGBT populations and impedes the establishment of health programs and public policies that benefit them. This volume's research will increase people's understanding of the social and structural inequalities that LGBT populations experience. With its diverse perspectives, this book will not only benefit LGBT people, but will also more broadly improve the lives of entire communities, medical care, and prevention programs and services. Improvements to our country's health care system should go beyond providing universal insurance and should ensure equitable health care for all"--Provided by publisher. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Language |
Text in English. |
| Subject |
Gay people -- Medical care -- United States.
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Gays. |
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Medical care. |
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United States. |
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Bisexuals -- Medical care -- United States.
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Bisexuals. |
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Transgender people -- Medical care -- United States.
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Transgender people -- Medical care. |
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Health services accessibility -- United States.
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Health services accessibility. |
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Discrimination in medical care -- United States.
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Discrimination in medical care. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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Homosexuals. |
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Bisexual people. |
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Transgender people. |
| Added Author |
Harvey, Vickie L., 1956- editor.
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Housel, Teresa Heinz, 1972- editor.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Health care disparities and the LGBT population 9780739187029 (DLC) 2013049132 (OCoLC)864504254 |
| ISBN |
9780739187036 (electronic book) |
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0739187031 (electronic book) |
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9780739187029 (cloth) |
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0739187023 (cloth) |
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9781306569255 |
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1306569257 |
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