Training

A Community-Based Organization’s Approach to Addressing LGBT Health Disparities
Colorful Balloons in Shape of a Rainbow

Course Objective

  • Identify the social and medical barriers that impact health outcomes for these various communities
  • Cite examples of culturally sensitive and inclusive programing for LGBTQ communities

Date: February 28, 2017

Presenter:
Gary Paul Wright
Founder and Executive Director
African American Office of Gay Concerns


This session will describe how the African American Office of Gay Concerns (AAOGC), a non-profit agency in Newark, NJ, has made great impacts in the health of the LGBT communities, with a particular emphasis on addressing health disparities in the LGBT community. The session focuses on the social and medical barriers regularly faced by members of the LGBT community.

Region 2 Public Health Training Center