Promoting LGBT health and wellbeing through inclusive policy development
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Promoting LGBT health and wellbeing through inclusive policy development
In this paper we argue the importance of including gender and sexually diverse populations in policy development towards a more inclusive form of health promotion. We emphasize the need to address the broad health and wellbeing issues and needs of LGBT people, rather than exclusively using an illness-based focus such as HIV/AIDS. We critically examine the limitations of population health, the s...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal for Equity in Health
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1475-9276
DOI: 10.1186/1475-9276-8-18