Transgender Health: A Review and Guidance for Future Research-Proceedings from the Summer Institute at the Center for Research on Health and Sexual Orientation, University of Pittsburgh

This article reports on the outcome of the Summer Institute on Transgender Health Research held July 24-26, 2008, at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The institute attendees included a panel of experts in the field of transgender research. The goals of the institute were to provide an opp...

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Published in:The international journal of transgenderism 2010-03, Vol.12 (4), p.211-229
Main Author: Lombardi, Emilia
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Biological and medical sciences
gender-variant
Gynecology. Andrology. Obstetrics
health research
Medical sciences
Miscellaneous
Public health. Hygiene
Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine
review
transsexual
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Summary:This article reports on the outcome of the Summer Institute on Transgender Health Research held July 24-26, 2008, at the University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The institute attendees included a panel of experts in the field of transgender research. The goals of the institute were to provide an opportunity to learn more about transgender health research, to foster a dialogue among experts on transgender health issues, and to come to a consensus on what is needed to move the field forward. The scope of existing research on the transgender population is limited. While more research is needed on the known health problems of HIV/AIDS, substance use, and mental health, there is also a need to focus on other health issues, such as cardiovascular health, that are important to trans/gender-variant people. Participants identified a need to examine how societal discrimination can create a syndemic process that will affect multiple health disparities.
ISSN:1553-2739
1434-4599
DOI:10.1080/15532739.2010.544232