Improving Healthcare Experiences for Transgender and Intersex Populations

Intersex is an umbrella term for individuals who are born with sex characteristics that do not typically fall into male or female categories. Individuals who are intersex make up about 1.7% of the United States population today and are identified within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTQIA+) community. Many people who are intersex identify as transgender, which relates to the social process of gender change, as they develop into adults. In Georgia, approximately 4% of the population identify as LGBTQIA+. The purpose of this paper is to increase awareness of the perceived discrimination from healthcare providers, non-inclusive organizational practices, and lack of skilled providers that serve as barriers to healthy outcomes for transgender and intersex individuals. Culturally competent care is necessary for physicians to provide an openly safe environment for people who are LGBTQIA+ to help improve their comfort level to disclose their health information. Recommendations for physicians caring for people who are LGBTQIA+ to incorporate into their clinics include: having acceptable advertising practices, educating staff and providers, maintaining biases, and providing inclusive intake forms

Improving Healthcare Experiences for Transgender and Intersex Populations

Intersex is an umbrella term for individuals who are born with sex characteristics that do not typically fall into male or female categories. Individuals who are intersex make up about 1.7% of the United States population today and are identified within the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and intersex (LGBTQIA+) community. Many people who are intersex identify as transgender, which relates to the social process of gender change, as they develop into adults. In Georgia, approximately 4% of the population identify as LGBTQIA+. The purpose of this paper is to increase awareness of the perceived discrimination from healthcare providers, non-inclusive organizational practices, and lack of skilled providers that serve as barriers to healthy outcomes for transgender and intersex individuals. Culturally competent care is necessary for physicians to provide an openly safe environment for people who are LGBTQIA+ to help improve their comfort level to disclose their health information. Recommendations for physicians caring for people who are LGBTQIA+ to incorporate into their clinics include: having acceptable advertising practices, educating staff and providers, maintaining biases, and providing inclusive intake forms

Perceived Job Satisfaction and Job Stress, and Their Effect on Health: A Pilot Study of Women in the Workplace

This article was first published in Journal of the Georgia Public Health Association

Revenge of the Puffmeister: Small Towns Fight Tobacco

This presentation was given during the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual Conference

Knowledge, Attitudes, Perception of Risk, and Preventive Behavior for HIV/AIDS in College Student Athletes

This presentation was given during the National Athletic Trainer\u27s Association Annual Conference

Predicting Alcohol and Tobacco Use in a Sample of Rural Adolescents

Objective: To examine adolescent perception of risk and the behavior and attitudes of parents and friends to evaluate which best predicts alcohol and tobacco use in a sample of rural adolescents. Methods: Data were collected from one rural school district using a paper and pencil survey of 548 adolescents. Specific items related to personal use of alcohol and tobacco, friends use of alcohol and tobacco and parental use of alcohol and tobacco and perception of risk about use of these substances were analyzed using a multiple regression model for each substance. Results: Friends use of alcohol and tobacco predicted adolescent use (.001), while perception of use was did not have any effect in the multiple regression model. Conclusion: Although the study failed to support the idea that perception of risk was a strong influence on adolescent substance use, it did support other studies that have found friend or peer influence to be a key factor in initiation and subsequent substance use

Knowledge, Attitudes, Perception of Risk and Prevention Behaviors Related HIV/AIDS in College Student Athletes and Non-athletes

This presentation was given during the Georgia Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual Conference

Knowledge, Behavior and Attitudes of College Student Athletes Regarding HIV/AIDS: Implications for Health Educators

This article was first published in Georgia Association of Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Journal

Vision, Voices and Reflections: Storytelling in Health Education

This presentation was given during the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance Annual Conference