The Health Access Initiative: A Training and Technical Assistance Program to Improve Health Care for Sexual and Gender Minority Youth.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

This article describes the Health Access Initiative (HAI), an intervention to improve the general and sexual health care experiences of sexual and gender minority youth (SGMY) by providing training and technical assistance to providers and staff. The training consisted of an online and in-person training, followed by site-specific technical assistance. We present the findings of a pilot evaluation of the program with 10 diverse clinics in Michigan.

Methods

This program was developed using community-based participatory research principles. Based on a framework of cultural humility, program activities are guided by the Situated Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills Model. The mixed method program evaluation used training feedback surveys assessing program feasibilit

SUBMITTER: Jadwin-Cakmak L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7739871 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature