This graduate course prepares public health leaders to address the unique health concerns and inherit systems of oppression (e.g., heterosexism, racism, patriarchy) that negatively impact the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) people. In this course, we will explore advocacy, strategies for improving the health of LGBTQ people, and methods to study LGBTQ health from local, national, and global perspectives. The course includes a strengths-based approach to understanding how LGBTQ populations resist, cope, and often thrive through resilience, social support, community action, and favorable policy environments. Students will be prepared to work on the unique health needs of LGBTQ communities and work toward creating new policies, programs, and interventions founded upon social justice and health equity.

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