Books and Articles

Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care for the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Community
http://www.jointcommission.org/lgbt/

The Affordable Care Act and the LGBT Community: An LGBT-focused Analysis
http://lgbthealth.webolutionary.com/sites/default/files/ACA%20final.pdf

Culturally Competent Approaches for Serving Asian and Pacific Islander Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Populations in California
http://lgbt-tristar.com/images/Cult_Comp_Approaches_API_LGBT_Populations.pdf

Environmental Prevention Strategies to Address LGBT Alcohol, Tobacco and Drug Use
http://www.lgbt-tristar.com/images/Environmental_Prevention_and_LGBT_Substance_Abuse.pdf

The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding http://www.iom.edu/Reports/2011/The-Health-of-Lesbian-Gay-Bisexual-and-Transgender-People.aspx

Health Reform for LGBT Americans: The Affordable Care Act Gives LGBT Americans Greater Control Over Their Own Health Care
http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/rss_viewer/health_reform_for_lgbt_communities.pdf

The Joint Commission’s Advancing Effective Communication, Cultural Competence, and Patient- and Family-Centered Care: A Roadmap for Hospitals – Provisions Related to the Care of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Patients and Their Families
http://community.pflag.org/Document.Doc?id=356

Leading Change: A Plan for SAMHSA’s Roles and Actions 2011–2014
http://store.samhsa.gov/shin/content/SMA11-4629/01-FullDocument.pdf

Leading Health Indicators for Healthy People 2020 – Letter Report
http://www.iom.edu/~/media/Files/Report%20Files/2011/Leading-Health-Indicators-for-Healthy-People-2020/Leading%20Health%20Indicators%202011%20Report%20Brief.pdf

Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future
http://www.nap.edu/catalog.php?record_id=6109

LGBT Terminology & Cultural Information
http://www.outandequal.org/documents/S3-Building_Bridges-Handout.pdf

Same-Sex Couple Households: American Community Survey Briefs
http://www.census.gov/prod/2011pubs/acsbr10-03.pdf

Same-sex couples in US Census Bureau Data: Who gets counted and why
http://papers.ccpr.ucla.edu/papers/PWP-CCPR-2010-014/PWP-CCPR-2010-014.pd

SAMHSA: Top Health Issues for LGBT Populations Information & Resource Kit
http://store.samhsa.gov/product/Top-Health-Issues-for-LGBT-Populations/All-New-Products/SMA12-4684?WT.ac=EB_20120328_SMA12-4684

Substance Misuse Among Elder Gay Men
http://gilgerald.com/storage/research-papers/Substance%20Misuse%20Among%20Elder%20Gay%20Men%202010%20FINAL.pdf

Suicide Risk and Prevention for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Youth
http://www.sprc.org/sites/sprc.org/files/library/SPRC_LGBT_Youth.pdf

Talking About LGBT People & Equality
http://www.glaad.org/files/talkingabout_terminology.pdf

Websites

CDC - Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health
http://www.cdc.gov/lgbthealth/

The Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender (GLBT) Health Access Project
http://www.glbthealth.org/

The Fenway Institute
http://www.fenwayhealth.org/site/PageServer?pagename=FCHC_ins_fenway_EducPro_modules

Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Health - Healthy People
http://www.healthypeople.gov/2020/topicsobjectives2020/overview.aspx?topicid=25

The National Coalition for LGBT Health
http://lgbthealth.webolutionary.com/

SAMHSA Office of Behavioral Health Equity
http://www.samhsa.gov/about/obhe.aspx

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