Special Healthcare Needs for LGBT

Topic

Discussion: Special Healthcare Needs for LGBT

Instructions

Study content at http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topics-objectives/topic/lesbian-gay-bisexual-and-transgender-health and http://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/, write two pages in APA 6th edition to discuss special health care needs of the LGBT population.

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The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) people form a very diverse community worldwide. The group encompasses people from different ethnicities, socioeconomic classes, ages, identities, races and religions, who are bound together by common experiences of societal stigma, denial of their human and civil rights and discrimination. As a result, they end up facing immense challenges in accessing culturally competent health services and attaining the highest level of health (Johnson et al., 2008).

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