Resources

General Information

• Healthy People 2020
• Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Community, A Field Guide (The Joint Commission)
• Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding (The Institute of Medicine)
• Sexual Orientation (American Psychiatric Association)

Data Resources

• LGBTData.com (Drexel University)
  

LGBT Health-Related National Organizations/Coalitions*

• Fenway Institute
• GLMA
• National Association of Lesbian and Gay Addiction Professionals
• National LGBT Cancer Network
• National LGBT Tobacco Control Network

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