Programs and Interventions Promoting Health Equity in LGBTQ2+ Populations in Canada Through Action on Social Determinants of Health
Date
2021
Authors
Higgins, Robert
Hansen, Brian
Jackson, Beth E.
Shaw, Ashley
Lachowsky, Nathan J.
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Journal ISSN
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Publisher
Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada
Abstract
Sexual and gender minorities (SGM) experience a number of health inequities. That
social determinants of health drive these inequities is well-documented, but there is little
evidence on the number and types of interventions across Canada that address these
determinants for these populations. We conducted an environmental scan of programs
in Canada that target SGM, and classified the programs based on their level of intervention
(individual/interpersonal, institutional and structural). We found that few programs
target women, mid-life adults, Indigenous people or ethnoracial minorities,
recent immigrants and refugees, and minority language speakers, and few interventions
operate at a structural level.
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Keywords
sexual and gender minorities, SGM, health equity, social determinants of health, minority health, health status disparities, health promotion
Citation
Higgins, R., Hansen, B., Jackson, B. E., Shaw, A., & Lachowsky, N. J. (2021). “Programs and Interventions Promoting Health Equity in LGBTQ2+ Populations in Canada Through Action on Social Determinants of Health.” Health Promotion and Chronic Disease Prevention in Canada, 41(12), 431–435. https://doi.org/10.24095/hpcdp.41.12.04