Policy Track

Mini-Symposia

PS01 - Advancing Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Cultural Humility in Public Health Care: Policy, Research, and Practice Strategies

Presenter(s)

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  Seth Pardo, PhD

  Behavioral Health Epidemiologist
  San Francisco Department of Public Health, Behavioral Health Services

  Nothing to disclose

Co-Presenter(s)

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  Willy Wilkinson, MPH

  Writer and Public Health Consultant
  LGBTQ ACCESS

  Nothing to disclose
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  Kellan Baker, MPH, MA

  Centennial Scholar
  Johns Hopkins School of Public Health

  Nothing to disclose

Panelists will present relevant background information on current national, state, local, and institutional policies that relate to sexual orientation and gender identity (SO/GI) cultural competency in public health care settings. They will then review data to date from the roll out of the SO/GI Cultural Competence Initiative at the San Francisco Health Network. The panelists will also describe common challenges with SO/GI data collection in large healthcare institutions. Finally, the panelists will facilitate a discussion about next steps for the initiative and its evaluation, as well as broader SO/GI data collection challenges and approaches.

 

Learning Objectives:

• Share the most recent relevant information about policy changes that affect SO/GI data collection and cultural competency in public health care settings
• Share best practices for workforce training and SO/GI data collection in a large public health setting
• Identify SFDPH’s commitment as a public service agency to make its learning transparent and seek community members’ expertise with the goal of improving the system of care

1. Share the most recent relevant information about policy changes that affect SO/GI data collection and cultural competency in public health care settings
2. Share best practices for workforce training and SO/GI data collection in a large public health setting
3. Identify SFDPH’s commitment as a public service agency to make its learning transparent and seek community members’ expertise with the goal of improving the system of care