The Northeast Alliance for LGBTQ+ Health: Foundations of Harm Reduction in the LGBTQ+ Community
Details
Starts at: June 1, 2023 1:00pm ET
Ends at: June 1, 2023 1:50pm ET
Free Admission
Description
This session is designed to form the audience's understanding of a foundational approach to harm reduction and why it is integral to providing holistic and comprehensive services for LGBTQIA+ communities. Participants will be able to define harm reduction in their own words, identify the six principles of harm reduction, and understand how this approach leads to better health outcomes for LGBTQIA+ people who use drugs and/or do sex work.
Intended Audience
Medical providers, case managers, and community healthcare workers who work directly with patients and clients who identify as LGBTQIA.
Contact
Person: dante.gennaro@yale.eduTargeted Populations
A variety of the listed populations will be discussed at this event.
- Adolescents (ages 13 to 17)
- Young Adults (ages 18 to 24)
- Older Adults (ages 50 and over)
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- Asian
- Black or African American
- Hispanic or LatinX
- Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander
- Women
- Gay, lesbian, bisexual
- Transgender, Non-Binary, Other Gender
Materials
Topics
A variety of the listed topics will be discussed at this event.
- Behavioral Prevention
- Harm Reduction/Safe Injection
- HIV Transmission Risk Assessment
- Sexual Health History Taking
- Linkage to Care
- Retention and/or re-engagement in care
- Hepatitis C
- Immunization
- Medication-assisted therapy for substance use disorders (i.e. buprenorphine, methadone, and/or naltrexone)
- Mental health disorders
- Primary care screenings
- Reproductive health, including preconception planning
- Sexually transmitted infections
- Substance use disorders
- Opioid use disorder
- Health or Wellness Maintenance
- MPOX
- Health literacy
- Low English proficiency
- Stigma or discrimination
- Cultural Competency/Cultural Humility
- Community linkages
- Care coordination
- Organizational infrastructure
- Organizational needs assessment
- Quality Improvement
- Gender-affirming care