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CHAPTER TWELVE: CULTURE AND SEXUAL ORIENTATION 213
Kay Woodiel and Kate Brindle
Learning Objectives 213
Introduction 214
The LGBT Culture 216
Health Issues of the LGBT Community 217
Health Issues Common to All LGBT Groups 218
Health Issues of LGBT Youths 219
Health Issues of Lesbian and Bisexual Women 220
Health Issues of Gay and Bisexual Men 221
Health Issues of Transgender Communities 222
Health Issues of LGBT Racially and Ethnically Diverse Communities 223
Increasing Cultural Sensitivity Toward the LGBT Community 224
Conclusion 226
Points to Remember 226
Case Study 227
Key Terms 228
CHAPTER THIRTEEN: CULTURAL COMPETENCE AND HEALTH
EDUCATION: CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE
TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY 231
Raffy R. Luquis and Miguel A. Pérez
Learning Objectives 231
Introduction 232
Understanding the Need for Cultural and Linguistic Competence 232
Achieving Cultural Competence 235
Acquiring Linguistic Competence 236
Supporting Cultural and Linguistic Competence in Health Education 237
Strategies to Incorporate Cultural and Linguistic
Competence into Health Education 238
Standards for Cultural and Linguistic Competence
in Health Education 240
Conclusion 242
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