Providing LGBTQ+-Inclusive Care and Services At Your Pharmacy
Providing LGBTQ+-Inclusive Care and Services At Your Pharmacy aims to ensure the respectful and inclusive treatment of LGBTQ+ customers and patients.
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Healthcare Professionals
The HRC Foundation works with health care facilities that are committed to providing inclusive care to their LGBTQ+ patients. Going beyond inclusive non-discrimination policies, these facilities are adopting best practices in the areas of LGBTQ+ patient care and support, employee policies and benefits, and LGBTQ+ patient and community engagement.
Patient Non-Discrimination: LGBTQ+-Inclusive Policy Statements from Healthcare Organizations
The following national healthcare organizations have passed supportive policy statements on patient non-discrimination inclusive of both "sexual orientation" and "gender identity."
Participate in the HEI
The HEI is a biennial survey intended for inpatient facilities that provide general medical and surgical care.
LGBTQ+-Inclusive Intake Forms
One of the first steps to providing culturally competent care is amending all patient-history and intake forms to assure that they are LGBTQ+-inclusive. For example, choices for relationship status should…
LGBTQ+ Inclusive Definitions of Family
Healthcare organizations can ensure equal treatment of LGBTQ+ patients and their families by adopting an explicitly inclusive definition of “family.” The following definition of “family,” which is being used by…