The LGBT stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender. I also noticed that thee was an advertisement for the healthy people 2010 on the bottom of the first webpage. This helps everyone realize that everyone can benefit from this program and it doesn’t matter who you are, if you have health problems or issues, you still can find help from this group.
As I looked at all the websites the top concerns with individuals involved with the LGBT, that can be controlled would include simple things that we all can struggle with. Things such as alcohol abuse, substance abuse, fitness, and depression. We have talked about it in class that it may be hard for those of LGBT to talk to their doctors about their health concerns or the doctor may discriminate against them because of their sexual orientation. Therefore, these simple aspects may be hard to talk to a health care professional about, making this health problem escalade into a big problem.
The content of these websites say that most of their social health problems, including smoking, alcohol abuse, and other substance abuses can be caused by their social surroundings and if they are accepted by others. The panel made it clear that it is hard for many to come out because they feel like it is a huge deal. However to many it is a big deal but I hope that America can keep changing and eventually accept people and it will no longer be a big deal. These problems lead to many LGBT members feel rejected by their society. Just a statistic on these problems is that gay males are three times more likely to commit suicide than heterosexual males. This problem and many other problems need to be talked about to change them.
The primary concerns with people who identify with LGBT would be prostate/breast cancers, AIDS/HIV infection, and other STDs. Some of these, such as the AIDS/HIV and STD’s, can be prevented with healthy practices. However, something such as cancer could be genetic or just not caught in time. That is why it is important for members of the LGBT to talk to their healthcare provider about problems they might be having, and anyone else it may concern.
One possible solution, make it easier for people to talk to their health care provider. I think that the GLBT is helping out with this problem that they may be having. Another would be to really emphasize how important safe sex is for everyone, not just the LGBT. And finally the most important part is to have everyone do their part in the acceptance in people and their personal choices. A doctor shouldn’t discriminate against one person due to their sexual orientation. I hope in the future I can help in this part of the health field.
1 comments:
I think you did a great job in answering and elaborating on these topics. One thing I really liked was the last part where you talked about the fact that people need to not discriminate against others. I though this was interesting because I was talking to someone the other day that made a good point by saying "You don't have to drop your own values to work in the health field, you just have to realize that people aren't exactly like you. You have to let people be different". I think this is a great example of one solution. I think people believe that they have to be incredibly liberal to be in public health, but it really doesn't matter what political affiliation you are as long as you realize that everyone has different values and lifestyles. I think that a lot of times, people push their values and ideals onto others. I think this is a problem, but one that has the possibility for change.
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