Recommendations of LGBT resources for CDC’s health equity users’ guide

by Emilia Dunham

Program Associate

Two weeks ago, the Network was asked to offer some recommendations of LGBT resources for CDC’s health equity users’ guides. This was an exciting opportunity which we were glad to take on! We were asked to provide a list of websites, Some Culturally-Tailored, Evidence-Based Cessation Programs, and Some Promising Practices to Promote Cessation Among Certain Populations. We came up with quite a few key resources and thought you all might be interested to see what we sent but also for future reference.

Websites

1. The Network for LGBT Health Equity website
2. The Network for LGBT Health Equity blog
3. The Last Drag, San Francisco: Free Quit Smoking Classes for LGBTI & HIV+ Smokers
4. Out to Quit: The DC Center Tobacco Working Group
5. California LGBT Tobacco Education Partnership
6. Center for Population Research in LGBT Health Data Archive:
7. Rainbow Health Initiative
8. Gay and Lesbian Medical Association: Tobacco Use and Interventions for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Individuals
9. NYAC Tobacco Project
10. Partnership for a Tobacco-Free Maine: LGBT page
11. LGBT of Color Sampling Methodology
12. THE SAFEGUARDS PROJECT: Tobacco Control page
13. The Mautner Project
14. Gaydata.org

Some Culturally-Tailored, Evidence-Based Cessation Programs

1. The Last Drag, San Francisco: Free Quit Smoking Classes for LGBTI & HIV+ Smokers
2. Affirmations Community Center for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, & Transgender People and their Allies (Ferndale, MI)
3. Bitch to Quit (Howard Brown Health Center)
4. The Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Community Center (NYC)
5. Pacific Pride Foundation: Kick Butt Tobacco Cessation Program
6. LGBTQI Stop Tobacco On My People
7. West Virginia Covenant House
8. Indiana Youth Group

Some Promising Practices to Promote Cessation Among Certain Populations

How to Run a Culturally Competent LGBT Smoking Treatment Group
Authors: Howard Brown Health Center, The Network for LGBT Health Equity
Provides recommendations and cultural competency suggestions based on a three year multi-site study that pilot-tested various recruitment methods and developed a model evaluation.

Promising Practices for Comprehensive Tobacco Control Programs: Identifying and Eliminating LGBT Disparities
Author: The Network for LGBT Health Equity
This document highlights the measures states and localities should take when addressing tobacco control and wellness in LGBTQ populations.

“Heightening Tobacco Prevention in Consideration of Sexual Minority and Gender Variant Youth”
Compiled by Susan Hollinshead
This document explores the best practices when working with sexual minority and gender variant youth around tobacco cessation.

American Legacy Foundation Final Report
Final report on an LGBT forum with detailed recommendations for working with LGBT communities including a call for immediate scientific research and incorporation of LGBT communities into mainstream anti-tobacco work.

“LGBTQ Communities: Motivation to Quit Smoking” booklet
Author: The Network for LGBT Health Equity

Lesbians, Gays, Bisexuals, and Transgenders of Color Sampling Methodology: Strategies for Collecting Data in Small, Hidden, or Hard-to-Reach Groups to Reduce Tobacco-Related Health Disparities
Authors: ETR Associates, Network for LGBT Health Equity

Coming Out about Smoking: Tobacco Use in the LGBTQ Young Adult Community
Author: National Youth Advocacy Coalition
This report on LGBTQ youth tobacco attitudes presents prevalance rate and recommendations.

Creating an Effective Tobacco Plan for Minnesota’s Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities
Author: Rainbow Health Initiative
A community based report which addresses the prevalence of tobacco use, issues surrounding cessation, and attitudes toward smoke-free initiatives in Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender communities.

Tool Kit for LGBTQ Organizations
Author: The Network for LGBT Health Equity
This tool kit dispel myths about tobacco control and serves as a guide on where to look for funding opportunities, with examples of model programs and suggestions on how to prepare a competitive proposal.

Tool Kit for State Funders
Author: The Network for LGBT Health Equity
This tool kit is designed to orient state funders on LGBT communities and provides links to LGBT organizations in your state as well as best case scenarios for engaging competitive LGBT applicants for tobacco control funding.