{"id":1705,"date":"2020-04-27T01:43:33","date_gmt":"2020-04-27T01:43:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/soginursing.ca\/?p=1705"},"modified":"2021-03-27T01:47:02","modified_gmt":"2021-03-27T01:47:02","slug":"caring-for-lesbian-health-a-resource-for-health-care-providers-policy-makers-and-planners","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/soginursing.ca\/index.php\/2020\/04\/27\/caring-for-lesbian-health-a-resource-for-health-care-providers-policy-makers-and-planners\/","title":{"rendered":"Caring for Lesbian Health: a resource for health care providers, policy makers and planners"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#e2e2e2;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\">@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:15px!important;margin-left:0px!important;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-title.fusion-title-1{margin-top:10px!important; margin-right:0px!important;margin-bottom:10px!important; margin-left:0px!important;}}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"font-size:45px;margin-top:10px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:15px;margin-left:0px;\"><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-left fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e2e2e2;\"><\/div><\/div><span class=\"awb-title-spacer fusion-no-large-visibility fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-small-visibility\"><\/span><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\" style=\"margin:0;font-size:1em;\">Caring for Lesbian Health: a resource for health care providers, policy makers and planners<\/h1><span class=\"awb-title-spacer\"><\/span><div class=\"title-sep-container title-sep-container-right\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double sep-solid\" style=\"border-color:#e2e2e2;\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>Recent research in epidemiology, clinical care and psychosocial fields has indicated the need to explore lesbian health needs and address barriers to wellness (Solarz, 1999). It is estimated that up to 10 percent of women are lesbian, although estimates vary depending on how the category of lesbian is defined (Laumann, in Solarz, 1999). Lesbians are mothers and daughters, young and old, members of Aboriginal, immigrant, visible minority and dominant cultural communities. Lesbians live with disabilities and are able-bodied, come from all class backgrounds and live in both rural and urban areas. Some lesbians are transgendered. To be responsive to all members of our communities, we need to address the specific needs and issues of diverse groups.<\/p>\n<p>The World Health Organization states that health is a basic human right (WHO Constitution, 1946), recognizing that all people deserve equal access to health services and quality care. Everyone has the right to be treated with respect, and to receive care in a setting free from discrimination. However, lesbians may encounter difficulty accessing health care. Lesbians who come from other marginalized communities (visible minority, immigrant or Aboriginal communities for example) face additional barriers.<\/p>\n<p>The steps we take to make health care accessible to lesbians are building blocks for making the system respectful of difference and attentive to the needs of other groups. These steps are not about special interests; they are the foundations of good practice and reflect our broadening concept of health and our<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.health.gov.bc.ca\/library\/publications\/year\/1999\/caring.pdf\"><u>Download Resource<\/u><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;margin-top : 0px;margin-bottom : 20px;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {padding-top : 0px !important;padding-right : 0px !important;margin-right : 1.92%;padding-bottom : 0px !important;padding-left : 0px !important;margin-left : 1.92%;}@media only screen and (max-width:1024px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}@media only screen and (max-width:640px) {.fusion-body .fusion-builder-column-0{width:100% !important;order : 0;}.fusion-builder-column-0 > .fusion-column-wrapper {margin-right : 1.92%;margin-left : 1.92%;}}<\/style><\/div><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\">.fusion-body .fusion-flex-container.fusion-builder-row-1{ padding-top : 0px;margin-top : 0px;padding-right : 0px;padding-bottom : 0px;margin-bottom : 0px;padding-left : 0px;}<\/style><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":1462,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[50,36],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.1 - 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