Multisectoral Approaches for Promoting LGBTQ+ Health Equity: A Roadmap for the Future

Date

Thursday, June 8, 2023

Time

3:30pm - 5:00pm

Location

Michigan League, Vandenberg Room (Level 2)

Description

Keynote Speaker: José Bauermeister, M.P.H., Ph.D. (he/him)
Founding Faculty Director, Eidos LGBTQ+ Health Initiative, University of Pennsylvania
Albert M. Greenfield University Profession of Human Relations
Department Chair, Family and Community Health in the School of Nursing and Psychiatry, Perelman School of Medicine

This presentation will provide an overview of the current state-of-the-science in LGBTQ+ health. Dr. Bauermeister will identify current gaps in the literature, discuss existing challenges to culturally humble care, and offer strategies to disrupt healthcare barriers for LGBTQ+ communities. The presentation will conclude with recommendations on how to advance LGBTQ+ health equity and reduce health disparities in our society through multisectoral collaborations.

This event is hosted by Michigan Medicine’s LGBTQ+ Health Advisory Committee and sponsored by the Michigan Medicine Office for Health Equity and Inclusion, Office of Patient Experience, and Office of Faculty Development. We are grateful for the support of our community partners: Jim Toy Community Center and Spectrum Center. For more details about this event, please contact lgbtqmichmed@umich.edu.

Due to space limitations, registration requested by June 1.