View the sixth installment of the Building Health Equity webinar series: Improving Health Equity in the LGBTQIA+ Community. We featured Max Mowitz, program director at One Iowa, and A-M Racila, post-doctoral research fellow in the University of Iowa Department of Internal Medicine. This was a live session on October 12, 2022.
We discussed what health equity practice related to the LGBTQIA+ community should entail, what common barriers this population faces to achieving optimal health, and how health departments and other organizations can promote health equity for LGBTQIA+ identifying individuals in various settings, including healthcare.
Objectives:
1. Discuss the current health equity issues facing the LBGTQIA+ community and their causes
2. Learn about programs and strategies that have been implemented to address these issues
3. Explore ways to implement strategies to meet the needs of LGBTQIA+ communities and promote health equity
Our Speakers
ana-monica-racila@uiowa.edu
View the Recorded Webinar
A podcast version of this webinar is also available.
This project is funded by the Iowa Department of Health and Human Services.