Health Care Disparities and the LGBT Population (eBook)
232 Seiten
Lexington Books (Verlag)
978-0-7391-8703-6 (ISBN)
This co-edited volume addresses a population of people whose lack of health care access, mistreatment in health care settings, and refusal of health care services are often omitted from discussions about health care disparities and insurance reform. The perspectives and needs of LGBT people should be routinely considered in public health efforts to improve the overall health of every person and eliminate health disparities. Previous research suggests that LGBT people experience worse health outcomes than their heterosexual counterparts. Differences in sexual behavior account for some of these disparities, but others are associated with social and structural inequities. Low rates of health insurance coverage, high rates of stress due to systematic harassment, stigma, and discrimination, and a lack of cultural competency in the health care system frequently manifest in negative health-related behaviors.The lack of data collection on sexual orientation and identity in state and federal health care surveys leads to inadequate information about LGBT populations and impedes the establishment of health programs and public policies that benefit them. This volume's research will increase people's understanding of the social and structural inequalities that LGBT populations experience. With its diverse perspectives, this book will not only benefit LGBT people, but will also more broadly improve the lives of entire communities, medical care, and prevention programs and services. Improvements to our country's health care system should go beyond providing universal insurance and should ensure equitable health care for all.
Vickie L. Harvey is professor of communication studies at California State University, Stanislaus.Teresa Heinz Housel is associate professor of communication at Hope College.
ForewordGary L. Kreps ForewordAllan D. Peterkin Part I: Constructing Identity by Coming Out to Your Physician An Introduction to the Loosely Knit Patchwork of LGBT Health CareTeresa Heinz Housel and Vickie L. Harvey The Importance of Sexual Orientation Disclosure to Physicians for Women Who Have Sex with WomenKarina Willes and Mike Allen Coming Out Conversations and Gay/Bisexual Men’s Sexual Health: A Constitutive Model StudyJimmie Manning Shaping Self with the Doctor: The Construction of Identity for Trans PatientsKaty Ross, Juliann C. Scholl, and Gina Castle BellPart II: Access, Disparities and Harassment Under the Guise of Policies Health Insurance Coverage For Same-Sex Couples: Disparities and Trends under DOMAGilbert Gonzales, Ryan Moltz, and Miriam King Carving Triangles into Squares: The Effects of LGBTQ Stigma Related Stressors During Youth, Adulthood, and AgingDawn L. Strongin, Marc J. Silva, and Fredrick Smiley Reproductive Physicians’ Treatment of Lesbian Patients in Germany and the United StatesAlicia VandeVusse Part III: Silencing, Violence, and Other Forms of Intimidation of LGBT PeopleLimiting Transgender Health: Administrative Violence and Microaggressions in Health Care SystemsSonny Nordmarken and Reese Kelly Women’s Health, Health Care Service Utilization, and Experience of Intimate Partner Violence in the United StatesBethany CostonPolitical Activism as a Health-Giving Activity: Transforming Silence into Language and ActionMichael Warren Tumolo
Erscheint lt. Verlag | 1.4.2014 |
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Co-Autor | Mike Allen, Sonny Nordmarken, Allan D. Peterkin, Katy Ross, Juliann C. Scholl, Marc J. Silva, Fredrick Smiley, Dawn L. Strongin, Michael Warren Tumolo, Alicia VandeVusse, Karina Willes, Gina Castle Bell, Bethany Coston, Gilbert Gonzales, Reese Kelly, Miriam King, Gary L. Kreps, Jimmie Manning, Ryan Moltz |
Zusatzinfo | 21 Illustrations including: - 21 Tables. |
Verlagsort | Lanham |
Sprache | englisch |
Themenwelt | Geisteswissenschaften ► Sprach- / Literaturwissenschaft |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen | |
Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Prävention / Gesundheitsförderung | |
Naturwissenschaften | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Kommunikation / Medien ► Kommunikationswissenschaft | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung | |
Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Gender Studies | |
Schlagworte | Healthcare discrimination • Health Communication • LGBT • Media and politics • Media and society • sexual minorities • Transgender health |
ISBN-10 | 0-7391-8703-1 / 0739187031 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-7391-8703-6 / 9780739187036 |
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