Tag: IOM
HHS Announces Further Efforts In Support of LGBT Health
On the heels of a report issued yesterday by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) calling for more federal research and data collection on the health of LGBT people, today the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) announced the results of an internal review of additional ways in which that department could address additional LGBT healthcare issues.
Fenway Institute Applauds Institute of Medicine’s Release of Historic Report on LGBT Health
The Committee on Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Health Issues and Research Gaps and Opportunities at the Institute of Medicine (IOM) of The National Academies advanced the future of LGBT health research yesterday with the release of The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding. This historic report will guide the National Institutes of Health (NIH) as they design and fund research projects aimed at documenting and addressing LGBT health disparities.
Federal Report Demonstrates Need for Research and Data on LGBT Health
An Institute of Medicine (IOM) report released today shows in stunning clarity the need for more federal research and data collection on the health of LGBT people.
Report Details Significant Health Disparities in Aging California Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Population; National Study on LGBT Health Coming Thursday
In response to a report released yesterday by the UCLA Center for Health Policy Research showing that California’s ageing lesbian, gay and bisexual population are more likely to suffer from certain chronic conditions, the Human Rights Campaign, the America’s largest lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender civil rights organisation, called on the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services to strengthen its efforts to address the health needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people, including a commitment to collect LGBT health data through federal health surveys and programs.