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Cis and Trans Women of Color in the South: Intersectionality and Violence

142nd APHA Annual Meeting and Exposition (November 15 - November 19, 2014): http://www.apha.org/events-and-meetings/annual
Monday, November 17, 2014 : 9:15 AM - 9:30 AM

Deon Haywood , Women With A Vision, New Orleans, LA
Audio (mp3) recording Recorded Presentation (mp4)
Women of color's needs (both trans* and cis gendered) are distinct and unique in areas including hiv/aids treatment and prevention, intimate partner violence, reproductive justice, and health care. Even further, women of color in the south live in a different enviroment, where their bodies are policed and politicized. Understanding the unique ways that historical trauma and daily challenges and triumphs affect marginalized women is essential to providing appropriate care and being able to respectfully interact with women in different aspects of service providing.

Learning Areas:

Diversity and culture
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Evaluate the experiences of women from an understanding of multiple identities, including geographic.

Keyword(s): Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT), Human Rights

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am the executive director of Women With a Vision, a grassroots organization that has been working with marginalized women in areas of human rights, harm reduction, hiv/aids advocacy and policy.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

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