The Trans Experience: Pride in Our Health

Transgender and gender-diverse people seek preventive health care and health screenings less often than do other people due to a variety of factors including lack of insurance coverage, being refused care, difficulty finding a health care provider with expertise in transgender care or fear of discrimination in a health care setting.

This webinar will address the need for accurate comprehensive data on transgender health, as well as how to provide specialized, culturally competent care to transgender individuals in a non-stigmatizing environment.

Faculty

Jasmine Ford LPN, BA, HIV Care Services Clinical Coordinator, VDH

Earline Budd, Non Medical Case Management Specialist, HIPS

Panelists

Sherri Meeks, Whitman-Walker

Tyree Williams, Brothers of Bonds

Kaniya Walker, Heart to Hand

Achim Howard, Trans Men Rising

Kym Gordon, Damien Ministries

Learning Objectives

After completing this activity, the participant should be better able to:

• Recognize the need for accurate and comprehensive data for the transgender community. 
• Recognize the unique healthcare needs of transgender individuals. 
• Describe the need for culturally and patient centered care for this population.
• Identify strategies to reduce stigma and empower the transgender community