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Challenges faced by TGNCNB individuals in accessing healthcare
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Council Member Farah Louis addresses the challenges and disparities faced by TGNCNB individuals when accessing healthcare services. She emphasizes the impact of discrimination and prejudice on their health outcomes and willingness to seek care.
- TGNCNB individuals often face prejudice and discrimination in healthcare settings
- Negative experiences make them less likely to seek healthcare services
- This community is more susceptible to various health problems, including substance abuse, mental disorders, and certain cancers
- Experiences of discrimination can directly contribute to poor health status
- The relationship between patients and health services is crucial for quality care
Farah Louis
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More often than not, TGNCNB individuals suffer from prejudice and discrimination in access and use of healthcare services.
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Because of this discrimination in many health settings, these negative experiences make them less likely to seek healthcare services.
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This is concerning because studies reveal that members of this community are more susceptible to health problems such as abuse of alcohol, tobacco, illicit drugs, obesity, unprotected sex, mental disorders, sexually transmitted diseases as HIV AIDS, bullying and cervical and breast cancer.
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The relationship between customers and health services is essential to strengthening the quality of care.
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So in some, experiences of discrimination and prejudice against the TGNC and B community that can directly contribute to a poor health status.