Missed the Trans Health webinar Last Week? It’s okay, we’ve got you covered.

Posted on May 16, 2012 by publichealthnerd

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Reporting on HHS’s Transgender Health Webinar. Reposted at

 

 In the interest of keeping you in the loop, we wanted to provide some updates and resources about something GROUNDBREAKING- Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) hosted a first-of-it’s-kind webinar, called “A Healthy People 2020 Spotlight on LGBT Health: Transgender Health”!

Managed by HHS and launched in December 2010, Healthy people 2020 is a set of 10-year national objectives for improving the health of all Americans. One of the overarching goals of Healthy People 2020 is to “Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups”, andddddd Healthy People 2020 is way cooler than in past decades because it includes a section on LGBT Health!

“During the past 2 decades, 1 of Healthy People’s overarching goals has focused on disparities. In Healthy People 2000, it was to reduce health disparities among Americans. In Healthy People 2010, it was to eliminate, not just reduce, health disparities. In Healthy People 2020, that goal was expanded even further: to achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.” (read more HERE)

As you can see above, this decade’s Healthy People is kind of our jam. And good news! If you missed the webinar (or if you would like to relive the experience), you can listen to a recording HERE! It comes highly recommended, not only because it was informative and relevant, but because it was also momentous and full of some seriously inspirational names in Transgender Health!

Posted at https://lgbthealthequity.wordpress.com/2012/05/16/missed-the-trans-health-webinar-last-week-its-okay-weve-got-you-covered/

Update on Sexual Health in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM)

2010 STD Treatment Guidelines Webinar-Update on Sexual Health in Men Who Have Sex with Men (MSM) June 7, 2012 from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm ET 

This live webinar is for clinicians who provide care for men who have sex with men (MSM). The webinar will review critical diagnostic and management challenges for specific STDs of concern, with an overview the epidemiology of STDs among MSM. The webinar will discuss recommendations specific to helping MSM establish and maintain sexual health. Components of the 2010 STD Treatment Guidelines and additional resources relevant to clinicians working with MSM will also be discussed. The webinar will conclude with a live question and answer session. The webinar will be archived for future viewing. Various forms of continuing education will be available for live and archived webinar viewers.

• Click here to register for the webinar. Participation in the live webinar is on a first come, first serve basis and will be limited to the first 3,000 participants that log into the live webinar on June 7, 2012.

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