LGBT Elder Population Health Awareness

Conclusions Education and awareness-raising campaigns are critically important to improve services and service access for LGBT seniors.2, 4, 9 The resources presented are meant to educate and address some of the disparities for the aging LGBT population. Bibliography Brotman S, Ryan B, Collins S, Chamberland L, Cormier R, Julien D, Meyer E, Peterkin A, Richard B. Coming out to care: caregivers of gay and lesbian seniors in Canada. Gerontologist. 2007 Aug;47(4):490-503. PubMed [citation] PMID: 17766670. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17766670. Brotman S, Ryan B, Cormier R. The health and social service needs of gay and lesbian elders and their families in Canada. Gerontologist. 2003 Apr;43(2):192-202. PubMed [citation] PMID: 12677076. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/12677076. Czaja SJ, Sabbag S, Lee CC, Schulz R, Lang S, Vlahovic T, Jaret A, Thurston C. Concerns about aging and caregiving among middle-aged and older lesbian and gay adults. Aging Ment Health. 2015 Aug 6:1-12. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed [citation] PMID: 26247917. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26247917. Ettner R. Care of the elderly transgender patient. Curr Opin Endocrinol Diabetes Obes. 2013 Dec;20(6):580-4. doi: 10.1097/01.med.0000436183.34931.a5. Review. PubMed [citation] PMID: 24468762. Available at: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24468762. Fredriksen-Goldsen Karen I. et al. “The Aging and Health Report: Disparities and Resilience among Le...
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