Provider Resources
General Resources
- Advancing LGBT Health and Well-being: 2016 Report of the HHS LGBT Policy Coordinating Committee
- CDC LGBT Health
- Cultural Competence, Language and Health Literature Resources: Gender – HRSA
- Diversity and LGBT
- Do Ask, Do Tell: A Toolkit for Collecting Data on Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity in Clinical Settings
- Guidelines and Recommendations – CDC, Gay and Bisexual Men's Health
- Health Equity for Diverse Populations (LGBT) – HRSA
- The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding – National Academies
- Issues Tool for Providers on LGBT Adults – CMS
- LGBT Cultural Competency Resources – HHS
- LGBT Health and Wellbeing – HHS
- LGBT Partners – CMS
- Report: Indian Health Service Meeting on American Indian/Alaska Native Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender health issues [PDF - 82 KB]
- Sexual and Gender Minorities Formally Designated as a Health Disparity Population for Research Purposes
- Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
- Tribal Equity Toolkit [PDF - 8.1 MB] – Guide for Two Spirit and LGBT equity in Indian Country
Behavioral Health
Families and Children
- Helping Families to Support Their LGBT Children – SAMHSA
- Working with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Questioning Families in Foster Care and Adoption – ACF Child Welfare Information Gateway
HIV/AIDS
- New Federal Actions to Address HIV in the Transgender Community
- Special Projects of National Significance (SPNS) Program Enhancing Engagement and Retention in Quality HIV Care for Transgender Women of Color initiative – HRSA
- Transgender People and HIV/AIDS - Target Center
HIV and Aging
- Strategies for Improving the Lives of Women Aged 40 and Above Living With HIV/AIDS – Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
- As Women of Color Age, What Are Their HIV and Mental Health Needs?
- Taking a Sexual Assessment for Older Adults – SAMHSA
- Transgender Health and HIV - SAMHSA Adobe Connect presentation and downloadable presentation
HIV and Aging Toolkit - SAMHSA Knowledge Network
- HIV and Aging: Co-occurring Issues
- HIV and Aging: Depression, Anxiety, and Substance Abuse
- HIV and Aging: Medication Management
Elder Populations
- Health Disparities Experienced among Older Sexual Minorities: National Health Interview Survey, 2013–2014 – CMS
- Center for Positive Aging, Resources for Older LGBT Persons
- National Resource Center on LGBT Aging
Standards of Care
- MSM Sexual Health Standards of Care: Addressing the Sexual Health Crisis among Gay, Bisexual, and other Men who have Sex with Men [PDF - 5 MB]
Training
- Learning Modules – The National LGBT Health Education Center
- Continuing Education LGBT Webinars - Center of Excellence on Racial and Ethnic Minority Young Men Who Have Sex with Men and Other Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations (YMSM+LGBT CoE)
- Webinars and Video Training – The National LGBT Health Education Center
Transgender Health
- Acknowledging Gender and Sex Training – online course from the Center of Excellence for Transgender Health University of California, San Francisco
- Personalized Cognitive Counseling (PCC): An Adaptation for Working with Trans Women
- Personalized Cognitive Counseling (PCC) single session counseling to reduce unprotected sex among men who have sex with men (MSM) who test for HIV.
- Access to Medical and Mental Health Services Across the HIV Care Continuum Among Young Transgender Women: A Qualitative Study
- National Transgender HIV Testing Day Toolkit – Center of Excellence for Transgender Health, University of California, San Francisco HIV and Transgender Communities – CDC Issue Brief [PDF - 562 KB]
- Implementing Comprehensive HIV and STI Programmes with Transgender People: Practical Guidance for Collaborative Interventions – United Nations Development Programme
Youth
- LGBT Youth – CDC LGBT Health pages
- Research Priorities for Gender Nonconforming/transgender Youth: Gender Identity Development and Biopsychosocial Outcomes – Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity