What are the unique needs for LGBT medical and/or mental health patients? Why do medical and/or mental health providers need specialty training to work with this population?

• How are LGBT medical and/or mental health patients impacted when their health professionals aren’t competent? How is their health impacted?
• Create a plan for how a public health worker could facilitate improved competence among professionals working with LGBT people; address the following:
  • What obstacles would make this task difficult (are these personal, financial, beliefs-based, etc.?)
  • How would you work to overcome these obstacles?
  • Discuss your plan for educating employees in public health at all levels (e.g., doctors, nursing assistants, clerical staff, etc.).
  • Consider the intervention and strategies to address these (community organizing)

This assignment should be 2-3 pages double-spaced, not including title page and references. All components of this paper must be supported by scholarly sources and course materials. You must provide a reference list for all material provided and use proper APA formatting and citation. A minimum of 3 peer-reviewed sources is expected.