Understanding the Well-Being of LGBTQI+ Populations<\/em><\/a>\u00a0has received the 2021 Achievement Award from GLMA: Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality (previously known as the Gay & Lesbian Medical Association)\u00a0at their 39th Annual Conference on LGBTQ Health. The report was recognized as \u201ca groundbreaking effort to compile and synthesize a decade\u2019s worth of research, policy change, and public opinion about the social and legal status and well-being of LGBTQIA+ people.\u201d<\/p>\nAngelique Harris, PhD, BUSM associate professor of medicine and director of faculty development & diversity for the Department of Medicine and director of faculty development for the Medical Campus, was a contributor to the report as coauthor in her role as a member of the Committee on Understanding the Status and Wellbeing of Sexual and Gender Diverse Populations.<\/p>\n
The report, released in 2020, explores the well-being of LGBTQI+ and other sexual and gender diverse populations across the domains of demography; law and legal systems; public policies and structural stigma; community and civic engagement; families and social relationships; educational environments; economics; physical and mental health; and health care access. The report provides recommendations on strengthening research and evidence-based interventions for\u00a0this growing and understudied population.<\/p>\n
The GLMA Achievement Award honors exemplary individuals and\/or organizations for their significant contributions to improving the health and well-being of LGBTQ individuals or people living with HIV\/AIDS; improving the climate for the LGBTQ health workforce; or contributing to gains made by the LGBTQ civil rights movement.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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