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Health Promotion and LGBTQ Communities - Coggle Diagram
Health Promotion and LGBTQ Communities
In addition to biological and genetic effects, LGBTQ2-S individuals face added struggles that can cause negative health outcomes
1b. Barriers to access health care also lead to poor health outcomes
1c. Social exclusion and stigma are faced by many LGBTQ individuals, negatively impacting their health
1a. There are significantly higher rates of depression, anxiety, and emotional stress
Although Canada is considered to be a more liberal nation, it continues to marginalize LGBTQ2-S individuals
4b. Not only do these practices still exist, but they are common (~10%)
4c. More strict legislation is needed to accomplish equitable health care
4a. Practices such as conversion therapy and denying gender-affirming care are still occurring
To move towards equity, practitioners need to practice more reflexivity and assess their own biases.
5b. Perhaps LGBTQ appropriate/focused training would be beneficial
5c. Reflection allows an individual to continually improve the quality of care they provide
5a. By not acknowledging/being aware of their own biases, health care providers can cause irreversible harm
In order to better accomplish Canada's public health goals, the needs of gender and sexually diverse populations must be considered
3b. Must be conducted in an anti-oppressive, empowering, and intersectional manner
3c. Increased policy changes will make achieving equity more possible
3a. In order to address alarmingly high rates of homophobia, governments need to fund porgmaming to combat this & educate people
Critical hope is an effective approach to take, especially when dealing with marginalized populations
2b. Fostering optimism is often neglected but is essential, especially for BIPOC or other marginalized groups
2c. In the case of HIV, this method was used to encourage hope and self-acceptance, through art-based programming
2a. It serves as a transformative approach