Health
Connecting you with LGBT-friendly health-care professionals
The Center works with doctors, hospitals, health care practices, and the community to instill greater knowledge of and sensitivity toward the unique health care needs of the LGBT community, and to ensure higher-quality health care for all gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgender people in Colorado.
One of the greatest resources we provide to our community is our health-care provider list. This is an extensive list of health-care professionals in Colorado that have filled out a survey that asks about their experience with and senstivity to the LGBT community. Each provider's survey results are reviewed by The Center to ensure that he or she is in tune to the needs of the LGBT community.
Please click on the Find a Provider link on the left to learn more.
Did you know?
Cigarette smoking is roughly twice as high among GLBT adults compared with heterosexual adults. Working with other LGBT or LGBT-friendly organizations, The Center developed a public health initiative to reduce smoking among GLBT people. Part of that initiative included conducting a survey of Colorado LGBT smokers to determine motivations to quit and attitudes toward and access to cessation resources and programs.
The survey was conducted from January to July 2007 by The Center and seven partner agencies – Lambda Community Center, in Fort Collins; Western Equality, in Grand Junction; Boulder Pride; El Futuro, Brothas4Ever, Kaleidoscope, and the Pride Center in Colorado Springs.
A total of 2,062 questionnaires were received, including 414 that were completed online. Ultimately, a total of 1,768 questionnaires were available for analysis.
GLBT smokers showed several social disadvantages compared with heterosexual smokers. The social stigma of GLBT identity also contributed to smoking habits, according to the report.
To read a summary report on the survey, click here.
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