How can the nursing profession help reduce sexual and gender minority related health disparities: Recommendations from the national nursing LGBTQ health summit

Health disparities are defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as “preventable differences in the burden of disease, injury, violence, or opportunities to reach your best health” that are experienced by socially disadvantaged populations (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 2008). Sexual and gender minorities (SGMs) are recognized by the National Inst itutes of Health (NIH) as a health disparities population. Research reviewed in consensus study reports from the Institute of Medicine (now, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine (Institute of Medicine, 2011; National Academies of Sciences, 2020) show that compared with het erosexuals, sexual minorities report higher rates of physical and mental health problems, such as substance use disorders, depression, suicidality, and cardiovascular disease.
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