What are the unique needs for LGBT medical and/or mental health patients? Why do medical and/or mental health providers need specialty training to work with this population?
How are LGBT medical and/or mental health patients impacted when their health professionals aren’t competent? How is their health impacted?
Create a plan for how a public health worker could facilitate improved competence among professionals working with LGBT people; address the following:
What obstacles would make this task difficult (are these personal, financial, beliefs-based, etc.?)
How would you work to overcome these obstacles?
Discuss your plan for educating employees in public health at all levels (e.g., doctors, nursing assistants, clerical staff, etc.).
Consider the intervention and strategies to address these (community organizing)
This assignment should be 2-3 pages double-spaced, not including title page and references. All components of this paper must be supported by scholarly sources and course materials. You must provide a reference list for all material provided and use proper APA formatting and citation. A minimum of 3 peer-reviewed sources is expected.