On Tuesday, Secretary of Health & Human Services Kathleen Sebelius said that the department plans on âmarket testingâ federal health surveys with questions designed to get health data on LGBTs.
Sebelius says, âThe problem is that itâs never been collected, and⌠we have to figure out⌠how to ask questions in a way that they elicit accurate responses, because collecting data that doesnât give an accurate picture is not very helpful in the first place. And there has been so little attempt⌠to ask questions about LGBT health issues that we donât even know how to ask them.â
This is an important issue because this past March the US National Academy of Sciencesâ Institute of Medicine reported a dearth of data when it comes to queer health issues, meaning that doctors and other healthcare providers donât know enough about LGBT health need to treat us effectively.
She didnât mention when theyâd finish the testing and begin including queer questions on federal surveys nationwide. So try not to get sick until then.
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chrissie riot
As a resident of the state of Kansas I miss the fuck out of Sebelius. đ