• At the Mayor's Town Meeting for the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgendered communities held last spring, I asked why baskets of condoms, water-based lubricants, and educational materials are no longer consistently available at Gay bars, nightclubs, and other venues. (glaa.org)
  • During the past three decades, an increasing number of individuals have openly identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, or transgender, and many young people are actively questioning their sexual orientation and gender identity. (nicic.gov)
  • 1 Poor-quality housing disproportionately affects low-income and minority children (see "Housing's and Neighborhoods' Role in Shaping Children's Future," p. 1), and certain populations such as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer or questioning (LGBTQ) youth and youth aging out of foster care are at increased risk of experiencing homelessness. (huduser.gov)
  • In the United States, some of the most vulnerable populations include American Indian/Alaska Native communities, lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender-questioning individuals, individuals with disabilities, undocumented immigrants, runaway and homeless youth, and low-income individuals. (dea.gov)
  • The plan itemises gender-based violence only under sections addressing discrimination against lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) people. (issafrica.org)
  • The government's Covid-19 aid programs, including food parcels during national lockdown, overlooked people with disabilities, refugees and asylum seekers and many lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. (hrw.org)
  • The National Center for Lesbian Rights is a national legal organization committed to advancing the civil and human rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people and their families through litigation, public policy advocacy, and public education. (nclrights.org)
  • Current research suggests that immigrant, and lesbian, gay, bisexual populations experience loneliness more often than other groups. (cdc.gov)
  • Similarly, gay, lesbian, and bisexual populations tend to have more loneliness than their heterosexual peers because of stigma, discrimination, and barriers to care. (cdc.gov)
  • Research on lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) individuals' health from a population-based survey. (cdc.gov)
  • sexual orientation and chronic conditions, health limitations, These and other studies reported that lesbian or bisexual women health risk factors, and protective health practices. (cdc.gov)
  • Key, at-risk populations in the region include men who have sex with men (MSM), bisexual men, transgender women, and sex workers. (go2itech.org)
  • Gay, bisexual, men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women (TW) remain the most affected populations in the region [ 1 ]. (biomedcentral.com)
  • This difficulties gay and bisexual adolescents face due to their se- process might be the most difficult time for the population xual identity, their social vulnerability associated to their parti- between 17 and 24 years old. (bvsalud.org)
  • A key component of CEPROSH's HIV awareness and prevention work involves targeting these vulnerable communities, providing them with the resources and support they need to living safer, healthier lives. (wikipedia.org)
  • The California HIV/AIDS Research Program has announced funding for 3 new pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) demonstration projects that will explore the use of Truvada (tenofovir/emtricitabine) for HIV prevention for transgender women and men, with a focus on improving adherence and monitoring interactions between antiretrovirals and gender-affirming hormone therapy. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • A growing number of studies and prevention and treatment programs are addressing transgender populations, but more research is needed. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • López said that beyond transgender prisoners, the group also addresses health issues for men who have sex with men, who may not identify as gay, with a focus on HIV prevention and testing. (ticotimes.net)
  • The C.D.C. requires that recipients of its H.I.V. prevention and monitoring grants focus on groups that are most vulnerable to H.I.V., using federal data to identify the most vulnerable populations in a particular area. (lymestudio.com)
  • The NIMH-funded Center for AIDS Prevention Studies (CAPS) , the largest university- based research center in the world dedicated to social, behavioral, and policy science approaches to HIV, focuses resources on partnering with local organizations working with vulnerable populations, and the Health Disparities Core of the Center for AIDS Research supports emerging investigators in this area specifically. (ucsf.edu)
  • This is doubtful, especially given that the City has failed to provide even the most basic HIV prevention information and materials to its most vulnerable populations. (glaa.org)
  • It is now October, five months after Mr. Torres made that public promise, and yet there is not one free condom or water-based lube pack, not one HIV prevention flier or poster, at that Center where thousands of low-income District residents, at high risk for HIV infection, pass through every week. (glaa.org)
  • Teachers maintained high fidelity to a comprehensive HIV prevention program over 2 years during the COVID-19 pandemic. (bvsalud.org)
  • Pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is an efficacious HIV prevention strategy recommended for all at-risk individuals. (bvsalud.org)
  • Providing STI/HIV services in rural areas with fewer and scattered key populations (female sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgenders) is a challenge for HIV prevention programmes in India. (allianceindia.org)
  • Similar models should be promoted in other resource-poor settings to improve HIV prevention and overall healthcare for vulnerable populations, such as female sex workers, men who have sex with men and transgenders. (allianceindia.org)
  • The programme aims to reduce HIV transmission and the prevalence of STIs in vulnerable high-risk populations, specifically female sex workers, MSM, and transgenders, through prevention education and services such as condom promotion, STI management, behavior change communication, community mobilization, and advocacy. (allianceindia.org)
  • Suicide prevention efforts should seek to identify and address the risk and protective factors that are most relevant to each targeted group (e.g., adolescent Latinas). (sprc.org)
  • A newly approved drug for HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) is unlikely to confer any discernible health benefit over generic alternatives and may undermine efforts to expand access to HIV prevention for the nation's most vulnerable populations, according to a new study appearing today (March 9) in the Annals of Internal Medicine . (reachmd.com)
  • Multiple reports have been documented how states have failed to protect key populations from violence and human rights violations, undermining their own HIV prevention efforts. (cvccoalition.org)
  • Because these populations are often discriminated against and their behaviors stigmatized, they are least likely to have access to HIV prevention, testing and treatment services . (jhpiego.org)
  • With support from the U.S. Agency for International Development, the Jhpiego-led Sauti Project is working with the government of Tanzania to roll out comprehensive, integrated packages of client and community-centered biomedical, behavioral and structural HIV prevention, family planning and escorted referrals to health care treatment for key and vulnerable populations in Dar es Salaam and 13 other regions. (jhpiego.org)
  • In order to end the HIV epidemic by 2030, combination HIV prevention including pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) should be widely available, especially for the most vulnerable populations. (biomedcentral.com)
  • It is essential to include mobile populations in the response to HIV/AIDS in the Caribbean in order to improve their access to services for HIV/AIDS prevention, care and treatment. (cvccoalition.org)
  • Globally, HIV prevention efforts have focussed on injecting drug users, one of the highest risk populations for HIV. (cvccoalition.org)
  • 1 The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has described characteristics of those who are most vulnerable to serious COVID-19 illness, including those who are over age 65 and those who are immunocompromised or have other underlying medical conditions, such as heart disease, kidney disease, and asthma. (ucla.edu)
  • The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates 1.6 million Americans are at risk, requiring 3.2 million doses. (washingtonblade.com)
  • An environment that respects and protects their rights, ensuring equitable access to high-quality services and investing in comprehensive prevention, treatment, and support services. (who.int)
  • This challenge offers unique opportunities to reach these high- HIV in Correctional Settings: Implications for Prevention and Treatment Policy risk individuals and engage them in HIV prevention, treatment, and care. (prisonlegalnews.org)
  • This year's conference theme, "Using Prevention Science to Promote Health Equity and Improve Well-being," offers the opportunity to consider ways in which the prevention science community can effectively contribute to reducing health disparities and achieve health equity across populations around the world. (preventionresearch.org)
  • This and other federal health-care reform initiatives have provided an unprecedented opportunity to shift the nation from a focus on disease to one based on prevention and population-level health. (preventionresearch.org)
  • I'm Commander Ibad Kahn, and I'm representing the Clinician Outreach and Communication Activity, COCA, with the Emergency Risk Communication branch at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (cdc.gov)
  • Despite advances in HIV prevention and care, African American and Latino Americans remain at much higher risk of acquiring HIV, are more likely to be unaware of their HIV-positive status, are less likely to be linked to and retained in care, or to have suppressed viral load than are Whites. (cdc.gov)
  • Higher HIV prevalence and incidence are observed among African Americans and Latino Americans relative to their representation in the population (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2012b). (cdc.gov)
  • Some of these services are listed here: veterans, substance abuse education, seniors or older adults, clients with HIV/AIDS, transgender or (LGBT) clients, persons with post-traumatic stress disorder. (drug-rehabs.org)
  • In addition, the drug and alcohol rehab specializes in many other programs - like veterans, substance abuse education, seniors or older adults, clients with HIV/AIDS, transgender or (LGBT) clients, persons with post-traumatic stress disorder and more - as well as many other treatment methods that you can find listed below. (drug-rehabs.org)
  • These are some populations CEPROSH designates as "vulnerable populations" because they are at high-risk for contracting HIV as a result of stigma, poverty, lack of educational materials, cultural barriers, and their jobs. (wikipedia.org)
  • 1 Reducing stigma and discrimination toward vulnerable groups in health care settings can have a positive impact on enrollment in care, retention in care and treatment, and viral suppression of HIV in communities most heavily burdened by HIV infection. (go2itech.org)
  • Transgender and gender nonconforming people are at high risk for diseases such as AIDS and are vulnerable to depression and other mental health issues, but may be reluctant to disclose their identities to researchers due to stigma. (eurekalert.org)
  • Considerably greater understanding on health issues of key populations developed among medical staff, and these groups reported less stigma and discrimination while accessing services. (allianceindia.org)
  • But widespread unfamiliarity with HIV, stigma, limited access to health care, poverty, and migration all make the country and the region vulnerable to a growing HIV epidemic. (intrahealth.org)
  • Stigma and discrimination in health services is widespread, limiting key population access to services. (cvccoalition.org)
  • This was largely because of stigma and discrimination against vulnerable populations. (cvccoalition.org)
  • Their lack of stigma-free access to health promoting services, legal barriers and the fear that is generated by a hostile environment have exacerbated their risk of HIV and other STIs. (cvccoalition.org)
  • In light of these trends, it is fundamental to focus on the human rights of key populations (KPs)-especially to health, non-discrimination, access to information, and to equal and meaningful participation in political and public affairs-by placing them at the center of the global HIV response. (hhrjournal.org)
  • Weak political leadership regarding the human rights of key populations, especially in light of the pandemic, has compromised the impact of existing and future investments in HIV & AIDS. (cvccoalition.org)
  • The Mythri model serves as a 'one-stop' centre for HIV/STI as well as other health care needs of key populations. (allianceindia.org)
  • This project provides a unique opportunity to institutionalize partnerships between civil society and governments to achieve and sustain effective programs that meet the needs of key populations (KPs) and diminish the HIV epidemic. (cvccoalition.org)
  • For sex workers, the HIV prevalence rate is at an estimated 4.2%, it is 4% amongst men who have sex with men, it is 27.7% amongst transgender people, and estimated to be the highest amongst residents of bateyes. (wikipedia.org)
  • This programming involved an arsenal of holistic approaches including the dissemination of educational materials that were created with the direction and feedback from members in these vulnerable populations, hiring and training peer educators who would directly conduct outreach at designated key locations, and holding empowerment sessions for individuals from vulnerable communities and people living with HIV/AIDS. (wikipedia.org)
  • CEPROSH's work with vulnerable communities has resulted in an increased access to HIV-related services, safer sexual practices, and changed attitudes towards and amongst sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender people, and others who comprise the vulnerable populations that CEPROSH is oriented towards. (wikipedia.org)
  • The study, published in the peer-reviewed journal JMIR Mental Health , finds that people from these communities use social media at high rates to discuss health and social topics that are important to them. (eurekalert.org)
  • This approach can be used to better understand people, prevent diseases, and predict important trends, including views on policies that affect transgender populations or changes in health," Krueger said. (eurekalert.org)
  • Among the groups identified by the C.D.C. as high-risk are men who have sex with men, transgender people, and Black and Hispanic people. (lymestudio.com)
  • Very often people disrespect the basic human rights of this population," he says. (intrahealth.org)
  • A key aspect of these networks is active participation from people living with HIV and people in high-risk groups. (intrahealth.org)
  • Since the beginning of the epidemic in the early 1980s, men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender people have been disproportionately affected by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (bvsalud.org)
  • [1] He highlighted the importance of promoting gender equality and empowering the people most affected by the disease, that is, key populations (KPs). (hhrjournal.org)
  • [2] In this article, the term 'key populations' refers to individuals and groups (organized or not as a civil society organizations) of: men having sex with men (MSM), transgender persons (TG), people who use drugs (PWUD), and sex workers and their clients. (hhrjournal.org)
  • More generally, the application of laws and policies allows authorities to repress gays, sex workers, participants in transactional sex, transgender people, cross dressers, young people in difficult circumstances, drug users and others using arbitrary interpretations of laws on affront to public decency, loitering, indigence and the like. (cvccoalition.org)
  • These cases all involve situations where people, usually men, with uncontested power use that power to abuse more vulnerable people. (salon.com)
  • The World Health Organization and others define key and vulnerable populations as adolescents and young women, sex workers, people who inject drugs, men who have sex with men, transgender persons and prisoners. (jhpiego.org)
  • But the five days of meetings also brought protest marches, celebrity appearances and poignant personal pleas: that women, adolescents, gay men in countries where homosexuality is stigmatized and often criminalized, transgender people, migrants, people who use intravenous drugs and other key populations most affected by this virus not be left behind. (fredhutch.org)
  • Chappelle gets close to lobbing a critique of social justice movements that mainly focus on aiding white people, but his analysis lacks nuance: He frames whiteness as the protective cover most gay and transgender people default to, ignoring Black trans people in the course of the show. (vox.com)
  • Following the highly publicized suicide of a young teen at a facility in San Antonio where many children in state care reside, our office has been discussing the high prevalence of suicidal ideation in young people. (texascasa.org)
  • People considering suicide are in an incredibly vulnerable state, and even if you approach a conversation with the best of intentions, you can do more harm than good if you're not careful. (texascasa.org)
  • Many transgender people have experienced homelessness, putting them at significant risk during the COVID-19 pandemic. (ucla.edu)
  • Home may not be a safe place for many transgender people, who report conflict with their families and high rates of intimate partner violence. (ucla.edu)
  • Transgender people may also experience discomfort or discrimination in healthcare settings, potentially making them less likely to seek needed care and more likely to receive poor care. (ucla.edu)
  • Contends one writer in The Atlantic, "The FDA is now playing a high-stakes game with the health and trust of people most vulnerable to monkeypox…" It typically causes rash and flu-like symptoms, but lesions around the anus, genitals, or mouth are excruciating. (washingtonblade.com)
  • While cases are disproportionately high among Black and Hispanic individuals, vaccination among Black people remains exceedingly low . (washingtonblade.com)
  • Today, the high court of New Delhi held that section 377 can no longer be applied to criminalize intimacy between consenting adults, finding that it "targets the homosexual community as a class and is motivated by an animus towards this vulnerable class of people. (nclrights.org)
  • However, despite these advances transgender people continue to face an alarming degree of discrimination, violence and harassment. (marxist.ca)
  • Studies conducted by Trans Pulse found that 20% of trans people in Ontario experience physical or sexual assault for being transgender, 34% are subjected to verbal threats or harassment and 67% fear they will die young. (marxist.ca)
  • Globally, transgender people are at risk of violence and poverty as well. (marxist.ca)
  • Right-wing reactionaries are attempting to capitalize on the lack of familiarity the general population has with trans people to spread horror stories of men disguising themselves as women to enter women's bathrooms. (marxist.ca)
  • In the UK, the Albert Kennedy Trust , an organisation that supports young LGBTQI+ people, or those living in hostile environments, reported that young LGBTQI+ people comprise up to 24% of the youth homeless population. (stopthetraffik.org)
  • They also estimate that 150,000 young LGBTQI+ people were homeless or at risk of homelessness as a result of homophobia and transphobia. (stopthetraffik.org)
  • Research shows that a high percentage of youth homelessness in the UK is experienced by LGBTQI+ youth, and that being homeless can make people at risk of being targets for traffickers. (stopthetraffik.org)
  • Loneliness and social isolation in older adults are serious public health risks affecting a significant number of people in the United States and putting them at risk for dementia and other serious medical conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • In all countries, key populations include people living with HIV. (bvsalud.org)
  • In the context of this work, key populations are defined as those populations at higher risk of HIV (those populations disproportionately affected in all regions and epidemic types, including sex workers, men who have sex with men, transgender people and people who inject drugs). (bvsalud.org)
  • This population ageing can be seen as a success story for public health policies and for socioeconomic development, but it also challenges society to adapt, in order to maximize the health and functional capacity of older people as well as their social participation and security. (who.int)
  • Institute of Medicine (IOM) report on the health of LGB and ment was grouped into 3 categories: high school degree or GED transgender people and is an objective of Healthy People 2020 (general educational development) or less, attended 1 to 3 years of (2,9). (cdc.gov)
  • RATIONALE: Asthma morbidity and mortality are disproportionately high in the Black population, especially among Black emerging adults (BEAs) (age 18-30 years). (bvsalud.org)
  • Conditions like diabetes, depression, and HIV/AIDS are found at disproportionately high rates among individuals experiencing homelessness. (thenightministry.org)
  • MTN studies are designed specifically to support the potential licensure and regulatory approval of these products for populations particularly vulnerable to HIV. (mtnstopshiv.org)
  • Transgender youth are particularly vulnerable. (marxist.ca)
  • A study presented at the recent 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) attempted to answer these questions, but in the process uncovered another mystery: is there a hidden population of heterosexual men who have sex with trans women and who are themselves at high risk of acquiring and transmitting HIV? (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • Transgender women with HIV may be hesitant to use antiretroviral therapy (ART) or not take it as prescribed because of concerns about drug interactions with feminizing hormones, according to a presentation at the 9th International AIDS Society Conference on HIV Science (IAS 2017) last month in Paris. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • Realising this need for sustainable approaches for providing STI services to key populations, India HIV/AIDS Alliance in collaboration with Andhra Pradesh State AIDS Control Society (APSACS) conceptualized the Mythri Mainstreaming Model in March 2007 as part of programming it supported under the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation-funded Avahan India AIDS Initiative. (allianceindia.org)
  • There is a high risk of losing what has been achieved so far in the fight against HIV and AIDS, but also the momentum to meet the so-called Fast Track targets for 2030. (hhrjournal.org)
  • During the last United Nations (UN) General Assembly High Level Meeting on Ending AIDS in 2016, then-UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon presented a report requesting that the international community strengthen its support for human rights-based interventions as fundamental components of the fight against the HIV/AIDS epidemic. (hhrjournal.org)
  • According to the World Health Organization (WHO), KPs are extremely socially vulnerable individuals and communities, which often experience an increased impact from HIV/AIDS due to their limited access to public health services and their lack of voice in public affairs. (hhrjournal.org)
  • Until recently, Caribbean states characterized the HIV & AIDS epidemics as generalized, rather than concentrated among high-risk populations. (cvccoalition.org)
  • Members of these groups who are women, young or living with HIV or AIDS are especially vulnerable. (cvccoalition.org)
  • The group also argued that Section 377 posed a public health risk, making it difficult to educate India's massive population about HIV/AIDS. (nclrights.org)
  • Others are infected in detention, where rates of HIV, AIDS and other STIs tend to be higher than the rate in the general population. (fmreview.org)
  • Although African Americans represent only 13 percent of the total U.S. population, they account for more HIV and AIDS cases and more HIVrelated deaths8 than any other racial or ethnic group. (prisonlegalnews.org)
  • Incarcerated men report engaging in behaviors Figure 1 Prevalence of HIV/AIDS in State and Federal Prisons and in the U.S. Population in 2005 2.0% In correctional settings In U.S. population 1.7% 1.5% 1.0% 0.5% 0.4% 0.31% the primary partner is released. (prisonlegalnews.org)
  • The first National HIV/AIDS Strategy (NHAS) has reducing these disparities as one of its three goals by encouraging the implementation of combination high impact HIV intervention strategies. (cdc.gov)
  • South Africa has particularly high levels of gender-based violence and femicide. (issafrica.org)
  • In Jamaica, HIV prevalence among MSM was estimated at 32.8%, 1 as compared to an estimated prevalence of 1.8% in the general adult population in 2017. (go2itech.org)
  • has fal en by more than 51% since of new HIV infections in 2017 oc- the peak in 2004 (Fig. 17.1). (who.int)
  • The tweets, which discussed issues such as violence, discrimination, suicide and sexual risk, were separated into four categories of conversation expressing their sentiments on given topics: positive or negative sentiments in a social context and positive or negative sentiments in a personal context. (eurekalert.org)
  • It provides important history and context for other forms of discrimination but doesn't consider how migrant women are subjected to heightened risks or targeted discrimination. (issafrica.org)
  • Pervasive discrimination, harassment and violence contribute to high and disproportionate rates of mental illness, substance abuse and suicide among the trans population. (marxist.ca)
  • Furthermore, murders of transgender individuals tend to be particularly brutal and gruesome, being motivated by hate and discrimination. (marxist.ca)
  • This leaves many vulnerable and with a potential to feel isolated, desperate to escape discrimination and a life lived in fear. (stopthetraffik.org)
  • Woman migrants are at heightened risk of sexual violence, exploitation, forced labour, abuse and health vulnerabilities. (issafrica.org)
  • Population movement has its risks and those who are most vulnerable include refugees, undocumented migrants, persons who are trafficked, displaced or deported. (cvccoalition.org)
  • LGBTI migrants in detention face significant risk of HIV infection and exposure to other sexually transmitted infections (STIs). (fmreview.org)
  • Sexual minority migrants, who experience high levels of physical and sexual violence in countries of origin, often suffer serious mental health after-effects. (fmreview.org)
  • While LGBTI detainees - particularly those who are transgender - are often so visible in immigration detention systems that they are put at grave physical risk, they remain invisible where their protection concerns matter most: in the policies and guidelines that are designed to protect all detainees from harm and process migrants equitably and with dignity under international law. (fmreview.org)
  • Transgender women have among the highest rates of HIV infection, but little is known about HIV prevalence among trans men, Tonia Poteat from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health said in a plenary lecture on transgender health and HIV at the recent Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI 2016) in Boston -- the first ever on this population at CROI. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • PrEP, a pill taken once a day, reduces the risk of HIV infection via sex or injection drug use by up to 99 percent. (reachmd.com)
  • In hotspot areas such as Tandale, key and vulnerable populations are most at risk of HIV infection. (jhpiego.org)
  • High rates of HIV infection and overlapping sexual networks between key populations and the general population are fueling the spread of HIV and eroding the gains made in the fight against the epidemic. (jhpiego.org)
  • Overall, participants had concerns about consistent access to PrEP medication and the risk of antiretroviral resistance in case of acute HIV infection or seroconversion. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The rate of infection remains stubbornly high, particularly among the most vulnerable. (fredhutch.org)
  • Infection as a result of sexual violence in detention is of particular concern to transgender women, who are often housed with men. (fmreview.org)
  • certain populations bear a disproportionate burden of disease, morbidity, and mortality. (preventionresearch.org)
  • This intervention sought to cultivate a combined response to the concurrent crises of gender-based violence and HIV in the Dominican Republic, finding that individuals who belonged to populations at high-risk for HIV had also been victims of or at risk for gendered violence. (wikipedia.org)
  • The state has not announced which groups will receive the funds, or the rules on how they can be used, but the governor's office has indicated that its priorities include "vulnerable populations, such as victims of human trafficking, mothers and children, and first responders. (lymestudio.com)
  • Their victims are vulnerable not only because they are smaller or younger, and certainly not because they are drunk, but because they lack cultural power - the power to be believed or have their rights of bodily integrity respected by society. (salon.com)
  • Cite this: One Quarter of Older Transgender Adults Contemplated Suicide - Medscape - Nov 20, 2023. (medscape.com)
  • 2.29 percent were negative personal issues, such as suicide, body image dysphoria, depression, eating disorders and sexual risk behavior. (eurekalert.org)
  • Student-Athletes Aren't Immune from Suicide Risk. (sprc.org)
  • More than half of transgender and non-binary youth have seriously considered suicide. (texascasa.org)
  • Suicide among these youth occurs at a rate of about four times greater than the general population. (texascasa.org)
  • Adverse childhood experiences play a major role in increasing the risk of suicide attempts . (texascasa.org)
  • The CDC also identifies social isolation, financial strain, and job loss as factors associated with elevated risk for suicide. (ucla.edu)
  • 9 587,100 transgender adults have attempted suicide in their lifetimes. (ucla.edu)
  • The public health response to the COVID-19 pandemic, including shelter-in-place orders and social distancing, may exacerbate existing risk factors for suicide, including among transgender adults. (ucla.edu)
  • Using her experience and the skills she acquired through Sauti, Lulu spoke to Amina about her risks as a transactional sex worker and the need to check her health and that of her daughter. (jhpiego.org)
  • The U.S. Interagency Council on Homelessness (USICH) has identified youth experiencing homelessness as a priority population and set a goal of ending youth homelessness by 2020. (huduser.gov)
  • 2 In addition, COVID-19 and the response to the pandemic may uniquely harm those who were already economically and socially vulnerable, such as those experiencing homelessness. (ucla.edu)
  • However, unlike the United States, in the UK there is a lack of information and research into LGBTQI+ youth homelessness and risks to trafficking. (stopthetraffik.org)
  • Women now comprise 44% of the total migrant population. (issafrica.org)
  • The most vulnerable of mobile and migrant populations face human rights abuses and hardships such as forced HIV testing, lack of access to HIV treatment and appropriate, general health care. (cvccoalition.org)
  • Mobile and migrant populations may not have the power to protect themselves, or might participate in high-risk sexual activity for survival. (cvccoalition.org)
  • Transgender migrant detainees also report invasive and voyeuristic medical examinations by officials who are unfamiliar with their medical needs or have had little exposure to individuals with gender non-conforming identities. (fmreview.org)
  • Older transgender individuals experiencing serious psychological stress, scoring 12 or greater on the Kessler-6 Scale , are at the highest risk for suicidal ideation, reported the authors, Hugh Klein, PhD, of the Kensington Research Institute in Silver Spring, Maryland, and Thomas Alex Washington, of the California State University-Long Beach School of Social Work. (medscape.com)
  • The latter had a more than doubling of their risk for suicidal ideation. (medscape.com)
  • Twenty-six percent of transgender adults older than 50 years contemplated ending their lives in the previous year, according to a new study. (medscape.com)
  • Using data from the U.S. Transgender Population Health Survey, this study examines characteristics that may increase vulnerability to COVID-19 for the 1.4 million adults in the U.S. who identify as transgender. (ucla.edu)
  • 3 In this factsheet, we utilize weighted proportions from the U.S. Transgender Population Health Survey ("TransPop"), fielded from 2016-2018, and findings from other sources to describe characteristics that may increase vulnerability to COVID-19 for the 1.4 million U.S. adults who identify as transgender. (ucla.edu)
  • 5 In 2016, the Williams Institute estimated that approximately 217,000 adults who identify as transgender are age 65 or older. (ucla.edu)
  • Moreover, transgender adults of all ages may have underlying health conditions, which elevate their risk for serious COVID-19 illness. (ucla.edu)
  • A substantial portion of transgender adults, about 361,400, report being in fair or poor health, a measure that is associated with a variety of poor health outcomes. (ucla.edu)
  • Additionally, 278,000 transgender adults are current smokers, which also increases the risk for serious COVID-19 illness. (ucla.edu)
  • Access to healthcare is critically important during the COVID-19 pandemic, but approximately 137,600 transgender adults in the U.S. do not have health insurance. (ucla.edu)
  • We estimate that 483,000 transgender adults feel concerned that if they express their gender identity, they could be denied good medical care, and 77,000 feel unsatisfied with the care that they have received in the past. (ucla.edu)
  • 1 Older adults are at increased risk for loneliness and social isolation because they are more likely to face factors such as living alone, the loss of family or friends, chronic illness, and hearing loss. (cdc.gov)
  • Although it's hard to measure social isolation and loneliness precisely, there is strong evidence that many adults aged 50 and older are socially isolated or lonely in ways that put their health at risk. (cdc.gov)
  • Sexually transmitted infections cause considerable mortality and morbidity in both adults and newborn infants and amplify the risk of HIV transmission. (who.int)
  • Jack Drescher, MD, clinical professor of psychiatry at New York's Columbia University, said that it is well-known that transgender individuals, as members of a group discriminated against, have higher rates of anxiety, depression , and other mental health issues. (medscape.com)
  • It collected data from 27,715 transgender individuals. (medscape.com)
  • Transgender individuals are at risk for some of the most important public health problems, such as HIV, substance abuse, and depression," said study co-author Sean D. Young, executive director of the UC Institute for Prediction Technology. (eurekalert.org)
  • These tweets provide real-time information that researchers can use to understand transgender individuals' health and wellbeing," said Krueger, a doctoral student in the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health. (eurekalert.org)
  • By integrating information about LGBTI individuals into policies, practices, and organizational culture, agencies will be better able to meet the needs of these inmates and increase the skill level of staff who work with this population on a daily basis. (nicic.gov)
  • Delays for certain types of surgical care to maximize health care facilities' capacity to treat patients with COVID-19 could delay transgender individuals' access to gender-affirming surgical care. (ucla.edu)
  • Up to 15% of Black and Hispanic individuals - populations most at risk of contracting monkeypox - and 5% in Asian communities are prone to keloid scarring, which causes skin discoloration . (washingtonblade.com)
  • San Francisco, CA, July 2, 2009)-Today, the high court of New Delhi, India issued a historic ruling striking down Section 377 which criminalized private consensual sex between individuals of the same sex. (nclrights.org)
  • At-risk populations for COVID-19 mortality in Fiji include males, iTaukei peoples, and older (70 years) and unvaccinated individuals. (who.int)
  • Individuals at risk of CVD may demonstrate raised blood pressure, glucose, and lipids as well as overweight and obesity. (who.int)
  • Navarro, 25, is one of 10 transgender prisoners serving time in San Rafael Prison. (ticotimes.net)
  • Transgender prisoners are sent to either a men's prison or to Costa Rica's only women's prison, El Buen Pastor, based on the sex assigned to them by the court system at the time they are sentenced, according to Justice Ministry spokesman David Delgado. (ticotimes.net)
  • Once prisoners like Navarro, who was born male, are processed they are typically sent to men's prisons where they live among the general inmate population. (ticotimes.net)
  • Reynaldo Villalobos, director of the Costa Rican Penitentiary System, said that trans prisoners were once isolated in prisons but a court decision ordered the system to integrate transgender prisoners, arguing that segregation violated their human rights. (ticotimes.net)
  • He said there were no reports of violence against any of the transgender prisoners in San Rafael. (ticotimes.net)
  • Mariela Matarrita, who worked on the forthcoming investigation from the Ombudsman's Office, said her interviews with San Rafael's transgender prisoners provided no consensus on the issue. (ticotimes.net)
  • She said the group's services address the general prison population, not just transgender prisoners, but that the organization had held separate meetings for trans prisoners to express any needs or questions that they might otherwise feel uncomfortable addressing in front of others. (ticotimes.net)
  • There is a lot we don't know about trans women's HIV risk, why they are so vulnerable to HIV, and who trans women are acquiring HIV from. (hivandhepatitis.com)
  • Some of the highest-risk groups in the state are sexually active gay men, transgender women and those who inject drugs, according to Greg Millett, the director of amfAR and an epidemiologist. (lymestudio.com)
  • Like other countries in Central America, El Salvador's HIV epidemic is concentrated in specific groups- HIV prevalence among sex workers is 5.7%, among men who have sex with men it's 10.8%, and among transgender women it's 25.8% . (intrahealth.org)
  • Addressing the needs of adolescent girls and young women - Adolescent girls and young women are among those especially vulnerable to HIV in sub-Saharan Africa. (mtnstopshiv.org)
  • F/TAF was approved by the FDA in October 2019 for men who have sex with men (MSM) and transgender women, based on evidence of its "non-inferior" efficacy and lower impact on markers of bone and renal safety. (reachmd.com)
  • Loss of life and livelihood, disruption of education and health services and increased violence - particularly violence against women and other vulnerable persons - have undermined the human rights and dignity of millions across the region. (cvccoalition.org)
  • College-aged women are at highest risk for all of these forms of violence. (salon.com)
  • However, the sex worker community also includes men who sell sex to women, men who sell sex to men, and transgender sex workers. (cvccoalition.org)
  • According to Mic , the murder rate for the general population in the U.S. is 1 out of every 19,000 but when it comes to black transgender women, 1 in every 2,600 is killed. (marxist.ca)
  • In practice, access to basic services, such as water and sanitation, housing, health and education, is not guaranteed equally throughout the country, affecting particularly women and girls living in rural areas, especially the Roma minority, which represents around 8% of the population. (ohchr.org)
  • Women living with HIV and/or at high risk of acquiring HIV are socially and economically vulnerable. (bvsalud.org)
  • Less is known of the impact of COVID-19 public health responses on women from key and vulnerable populations. (bvsalud.org)
  • The purpose of this cross-sectional survey conducted in four South African provinces with a high burden of HIV and COVID-19 from September to November 2021 was to advance understanding of the socio-economic and health care access impact of COVID-19 on women living with HIV or at high risk of acquiring HIV. (bvsalud.org)
  • and (3) guide agencies in asking good questions about practices and implementation strategies for meeting the needs of LGBTI populations. (nicic.gov)
  • State and federal law imposes legal obligations on correctional and juvenile agencies for the treatment of all persons in custody, with specific provisions for LGBTI populations. (nicic.gov)
  • Other adolescents who are vulnerable to HIV may be considered including adolescents in prisons and closed settings. (bvsalud.org)
  • or other reasons - experience high rates of physical, mental, and emotional problems. (huduser.gov)
  • In a 2011 Canada-wide study by Egale Human Rights Trust, 74% of transgender youth reported experiencing verbal harassment in school, and 37% reported experiencing physical violence. (marxist.ca)
  • In most prison settings, sexual minorities face a heightened risk of targeted physical and sexual violence. (fmreview.org)
  • Social isolation significantly increased a person's risk of premature death from all causes, a risk that may rival those of smoking, obesity, and physical inactivity. (cdc.gov)
  • Ngo DL, Moseley K. Sexual Orientation and Sex Differences in antly more likely to have a physical disability, smoke cigarettes, Adult Chronic Conditions, Health Risk Factors, and Protective binge drink, and more likely to get an HIV test. (cdc.gov)
  • Researchers and public health officials have looked for ways to better understand the health concerns of transgender populations, so social "big data" technologies like Twitter offer an untapped rich source of information that they can use for the benefit of these communities. (eurekalert.org)
  • Using targeted scenarios, skilled patient trainers recruited from local MSM, transgender, and sex worker communities interact with healthcare workers (clinicians and nurses). (go2itech.org)
  • There has been little research studying transgender communities because they can be very closed communities who fear stigmatization. (eurekalert.org)
  • Our Institute has studied how to use 'social big data' to address public health needs and we wanted to apply this work to address the needs of transgender communities and researchers. (eurekalert.org)
  • STI services were provided after regular outpatient hours to female sex workers, men who have sex with men, and transgender communities. (allianceindia.org)
  • We have reached out to the Veteran population in Los Angeles City and County with prospects of developing Mini Home Communities in Los Angeles, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties. (americanminihomes.com)
  • As has been documented, a failure to address previously existing structural causes of inequality, social exclusion and deprivation has caused rippling effects among various key population communities. (cvccoalition.org)
  • ID's smaller doses are also deepening skepticism in vulnerable communities. (washingtonblade.com)
  • Local leaders have helped spearhead the world's response to the pandemic from the beginning, and that now includes pushing to ensure vaccinations happen as quickly as possible, especially in high-risk communities," said Michael R. Bloomberg, founder of Bloomberg LP and Bloomberg Philanthropies and WHO Global Ambassador for Noncommunicable Diseases (NCDs) and Injuries. (bloomberg.org)
  • We look forward to using our expertise to help cities improve their ability to reach high-risk communities as they develop and implement equitable policies and practices to safeguard health and rebuild stronger health, social, and economic systems. (bloomberg.org)
  • and the risk behaviours, laws and policies that may facilitate the transmission of HIV. (bvsalud.org)
  • This initiative builds healthcare worker capacity to provide nonjudgmental, high-quality comprehensive HIV care to key, at-risk populations.As a means of increasing awareness and sensitivity among HIV health care workers, and in order to improve how they interact with and treat all patients, I-TECH designed a training that occurred in a simulated clinic setting in late 2015. (go2itech.org)
  • Additionally, the healthcare worker is given the opportunity to have a frank and open discussion with the key population member-the patient-trainer-about the obstacles that influence his/her care. (go2itech.org)
  • The vaccine preparedness activities being funded with grants of up to $50,000 for six months include communication campaigns to increase vaccine confidence, community outreach to vulnerable populations, supplies to set up mass vaccination sites, enhancement of data capacity, training for healthcare workers and community leaders, and critical tools to achieve city-wide coordination. (bloomberg.org)
  • While injecting drug use is not widespread throughout the Caribbean, some researchers have found that HIV prevalence in crack cocaine smoking populations is almost as high as those found in injecting drug users. (cvccoalition.org)
  • In recent years, transgender rights and issues have gained widespread public attention with some advances being made as the result of the diligent organizing efforts of trans activists and community organizations. (marxist.ca)
  • Because widespread transmission of mpox among PEH became a concern at the outset of the local outbreak, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health (LACDPH) initiated this study to review demographics, discern patterns of transmission, and identify risk factors unique to PEH to better understand the effect of mpox among that vulnerable population and determine the need for changes to existing surveillance and mitigation strategies. (cdc.gov)
  • Due to lower operational costs and with better performance indicators, the Mythri Mainstreaming Model offers characteristics that make it preferable to other models of HIV/STI service delivery for scattered key population groups in rural areas. (allianceindia.org)
  • For more on other groups and settings, see our Populations and Settings pages. (sprc.org)
  • 2 Improving the health and well-being of children, especially those in the most vulnerable groups, depends in part on protecting them from unhealthy homes and housing instability. (huduser.gov)
  • CVC has also received funding to support and facilitate the coordination and implementation of COVID-19 interventions across the region including the execution of sensitization sessions with duty bearers and key population groups. (cvccoalition.org)
  • As a result, an effective response to the spread of the virus among groups such as sex workers, and from sex workers to the wider population, has been lacking. (cvccoalition.org)
  • These grants will support city leaders to reach some of the most vulnerable groups with vaccines. (bloomberg.org)
  • NIH-PA Author Manuscript require multi-disciplinary teams, including psychologists with diverse cultural backgrounds and experiences, to successfully engage groups at highest risk for HIV and those already HIV-infected. (cdc.gov)
  • Volker Türk, High Commissioner for Human Rights, also noted the significance of the name and the launch on International Women's Day: "Today is an opportunity for all of us to think about power and male dominated systems," he said. (hivjustice.net)
  • The idea for the principles came out of a 2018 meeting convened by the ICJ with UNAIDS and the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR). (hivjustice.net)
  • I-TECH worked with the Suriname Ministry of Health, local physicians, and community partners to develop a modular training for HIV providers in HIV care and treatment for Key Populations. (go2itech.org)
  • The wealth of population-based data paves the way for greater understanding of how HIV-positive persons manage the disease across the lifespan, including immune activation, cardiovascular risk and treatment intensification, and low-level viremia. (ucsf.edu)
  • Utilizing VOALA speciality programming for the Veteran/TAY population engaging in treatment services, recovery services, shelter/housing and a highly successful job training program through their Homeless Veterans Reintegration Program (HVRP) aka "Helping Veterans Receive Paychecks", Supportive Services for Veteran Families, Veterans Service Center, HUD-VASH Program, Youth Build, Battle Buddy to name a few. (americanminihomes.com)
  • The lack of medical care available is also evidenced by the limited access of transgender detainees to hormone and other treatment associated with gender transition. (fmreview.org)
  • In the US, however, according to recent guidelines, transgender immigrant detainees may receive hormone treatment but only if they were undergoing such treatment prior to being detained. (fmreview.org)
  • Identifying those at highest risk of CVDs and ensuring they receive appropriate treatment can prevent premature deaths. (who.int)
  • Nongovernmental organizations (NGOs such as Amnesty International India (AII) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) condemned the high numbers of custodial deaths in Tamil Nadu, the second highest number in the country according to data from the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB), and have called for accountability and investigation into these cases. (state.gov)
  • Civil society is therefore increasingly advocating for mechanisms to address issues that impact key populations and increased accountability, including those related to breaches of rights as well as service delivery. (cvccoalition.org)
  • Understanding the High Prevalence of HIV and Other Sexually Transmitted Infections among Socio-Economically Vulnerable Men Who Have Sex with Men in Jamaica. (go2itech.org)
  • We assessed contact tracing outcomes from 10 US jurisdictions before and after access to the mpox vaccine was expanded from postexposure prophylaxis for persons with known exposure to include persons at high risk for acquisition (May 17-June 30, 2022, and July 1-31, 2022, respectively). (cdc.gov)
  • The term `key populations' or `key populations at higher risk of HIV exposure' refers to those most likely to be exposed to HIV or to transmit it - their engagement is critical to a successful HIV response. (bvsalud.org)
  • The imminent arrival of a far cheaper, equally safe and effective, generic alternative is a golden opportunity to expand access to PrEP in some of the most difficult-to-reach segments of the at-risk population. (reachmd.com)
  • Detention also increases exposure to other infectious diseases, which heightens risk of HIV-related morbidity. (fmreview.org)
  • Many cancers can be prevented by avoiding exposure to common risk factors, such as tobacco smoke. (who.int)
  • But some organizations say they are concerned that the state will not offer them funding if they do not align with the governor's conservative positions on issues like transgender rights, and his opposition to abortion access. (lymestudio.com)
  • That year - when many surgeries were postponed because of the COVID-19 pandemic - FTM mastectomies grew by 15%, with 8548 procedures performed, a far greater number than for any other transgender surgery, and a sixfold increase in the number of procedures done in 2015. (medscape.com)
  • Apparently, education and proper enlightenment play a major role in food choices (despite limited resources), thus ensuring adequate nutrition and reducing health risks in the face of a pandemic. (bvsalud.org)
  • Overcrowding is one of the impediments to any prisoner getting access to health services, let alone a prisoner potentially with special needs, said Kattia López, spokeswoman for Proyectos en Salud Integral, which runs sexual health workshops at San Rafael on a regular basis. (ticotimes.net)
  • The curriculum provides an overview of health concerns for key populations, and provides in-depth modules that the Ministry or other training agencies can use to target skills in sexual history taking, risk reduction and counselling, anogenital health, pelvic examination, mental health, transgender health, and KP-friendly health services. (go2itech.org)
  • Decades of Catholic Church sexual abuse tragedies , the Boy Scouts , Penn State , rape in correctional facilities , sexual assault in the military , recurring episodes at high schools around the country are all examples of entitlement to rape in the face of institutional tolerance. (salon.com)
  • Secondly, sexual assault on campus is related to high rates of other forms of gendered violence on campus. (salon.com)
  • However participants reported low levels of alcohol and drug consumption, no unprotected sexual behavior, and high satisfaction with social support. (bvsalud.org)
  • Participants showed a high level of resilience associated to their social networks, consistent use of protection for high-risk sexual behavior, and capacity to integrate their sexual orientation to their overall development in a heterosexist Latino society. (bvsalud.org)
  • Los participantes mostraron gran resiliencia asociada a sus redes de apoyo social, el uso consistente de protección en las conductas sexuales de alto riesgo y capacidad para integrar su orientación sexual en su desarrollo personal en una sociedad latina y heterosexista. (bvsalud.org)
  • La présente étude à Sari, dans la province de Mazandaran (République islamique d'Iran), a été menée afin d'évaluer les propriétés psychométriques de la version en langue perse du Sexual and Reproductive Health Needs Assessment Questionnaire (initialement élaboré pour l'Organisation internationale pour les migrations et le Fonds des Nations Unies pour la population). (who.int)
  • Fund to be used among mobile and in any country ( 3 ) and meeting wom- vulnerable populations in Zimbabwe Consent to create and test a Persian en's sexual and reproductive health ( 14,15 ). (who.int)
  • The research supports the concept that this is a vulnerable patient population, and because it's a vulnerable patient population you really need to think seriously about how much more research is needed to help them and what are the interventions might make a difference," Drescher said. (medscape.com)
  • Although results cannot be generalized to all Puerto Rican GB youth, they are useful to support the need for community level interventions addressing the strengths of this population. (bvsalud.org)
  • Members of the consortium-a mixture of academic, research, and public health institutions, as well as other types of entities-will undertake clinical trials and implementation science research , both aimed at increasing population-focused impact. (cdc.gov)
  • She has 30 years of clinical practice experience, with over 20 years in transgender medicine-currently with Healthy Transitions and Transhealth. (cdc.gov)
  • Navarro said she would prefer to be separated from the general population in San Rafael . (ticotimes.net)
  • Age and sex were similar for mpox case-patients among PEH and in the general population. (cdc.gov)
  • Intersecting epidemics Tuberculosis (TB) remains a considerable global public health concern, mainly affecting poor and vulnerable populations. (bvsalud.org)
  • Other surgeons have expressed concern about ethical boundaries and the tendency of social media posts to downplay risks of what are life-changing procedures. (medscape.com)
  • Even when we cast branded F/TAF in the most favorable light possible, we found no plausible scenario under which F/TAF would be cost-effective compared to generic F/TDF, except perhaps for the vanishingly small number of persons with an exceptionally high risk of bone or renal disease," Walensky said. (reachmd.com)
  • 4 The presence of fire hazards, carbon monoxide, radon, secondhand smoke, poor lighting, cluttered floors, and unsecured firearms in the home along with inadequate adult supervision of young children in tubs and pools heighten the risk of disease or injury. (huduser.gov)
  • Surveillance System were used to examine associations between limitations, and health practices of the adult LGB population (3,4). (cdc.gov)
  • REACH will also collect much needed information on the safety of the approaches in these populations. (mtnstopshiv.org)
  • In addition, these findings provide evidence that free technologies, such as social media, can be used as secondary sources of information on understudied populations. (eurekalert.org)
  • Because of the limits on pornography and nudity on social media platforms, most social media posts by gender surgeons are about female-to-male (FTM) mastectomies, the fastest-growing transgender procedure. (medscape.com)
  • The provision of providing safe, high-quality homes as well as job training programs creates a lasting social impact for those we serve. (americanminihomes.com)
  • Although Romania is the largest economy in the Balkans, it is also the second-poorest EU country with over a third of Romania's population affected by poverty or social exclusion, particularly in rural areas, where almost half of its population live. (ohchr.org)
  • Social isolation was associated with about a 50% increased risk of dementia and other serious medical conditions. (cdc.gov)
  • Poor social relationships (characterized by social isolation or loneliness) was associated with a 29% increased risk of heart disease and a 32% increased risk of stroke. (cdc.gov)
  • Your doctor can assess your risk for loneliness and social isolation and get you connected to community resources for help, if needed. (cdc.gov)