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- Title
Salud integral en la población LGBT en Salud Pública de la Provincia de San Luis: actualidad y desafíos de los profesionales de Salud Mental.
- Authors
Ribolzi, S. Analia
- Abstract
In Argentina, the Gender Identity Law allowed people to be recognized for their gender. The same law also guarantees access to health with the same efficiency that exists for access to a new identity document, but the reality does not reflect these developments. Health indicators show the vulnerability of the LGBT population to adverse health events, including HIV prevalence rates in trans women. This article takes a brief tour of the advances in health care for the LGBT population in the province of San Luis, valuing the role of mental health professionals. Accessibility plays a central role and the strategy of prevention centers for HIV and STD testing is an accessibility model that the Friendly Clinics for Sexual Diversity take as a reference. Mental health professionals who perform their functions in public health are an active part in the development of strategies that reinforce the accessibility of the LGBT population to health systems through: interventions under a rights approach, co-management work with institutions of government and civil society organizations, ongoing training and generation of epidemiological information on mental health, thus contributing to a comprehensive approach to the problem.
- Subjects
SAN Luis (Argentina : Province); GENDER identity; HEALTH planning; LGBTQ+ people; PUBLIC health; MENTAL health personnel; GENDER identity laws; SEXUALLY transmitted diseases
- Publication
Revista Electrónica de Psicología Política, 2019, Vol 17, Issue 43, p70
- ISSN
1669-3582
- Publication type
Article