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Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: People and Organizations Submitting Testimony." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6109.
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People and Organizations Submitting Testimony

Deborah Aaron, Ph.D.

Graduate School of Public Health

University of Pittsburgh

Beverly Baker

Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer

Washington, DC

Nina Carroll

Director of Women's Health

Fenway Community Health Center

Boston

Alice Dan, Ph.D.

Director

Center for Research on Women and Gender

Chicago

Michelle Danielson

Graduate School of Public Health

University of Pittsburgh

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: People and Organizations Submitting Testimony." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6109.
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Amber Hollibaugh

National Field Director

Women's Education Services

Gay Men's Health Crisis

New York

Nancy Kennedy, D.P.H.

Director, Office of Managed Care

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

Rockville, MD

Arthur Kennickell

Committee on Gay and Lesbian Concerns in Statistics

American Statistical Association

Washington, DC

Marguerita Lightfoot

Department of Psychiatry

Division of Social and Community Psychiatry

University of California at Los Angeles

Nina Markovic

Graduate School of Public Health

University of Pittsburgh

Jeanne Marrazzo

University of Washington

Linda McGehee, Ph.D., R.N.

Assistant Professor

Georgia State University School of Nursing

A.D. McNaghten

Stone Mountain, GA

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: People and Organizations Submitting Testimony." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6109.
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Devi O'Neill

Research Assistant

Center of Excellence for Women's Health

University of California, San Francisco

Northampton, MA

Charlotte Patterson, Ph.D.

American Psychological Association

Washington, DC

Majorie Plumb

Gay and Lesbian Medical Association

San Francisco

Ann Pollinger-Haas, Ph.D.

Lesbian Health Fund

Bronx, NY

Christopher J. Portelli, J.D.

Director of Information

Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States

New York

Beverly Saunders-Biddle, M.H.A.

Executive Director

National Lesbian and Gay Health Association

Washington, DC

Winnie Stachelberg

Legislative Director

Human Rights Campaign

Washington, DC

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: People and Organizations Submitting Testimony." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6109.
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Kathleen Stine

Volunteer Medical Director

Sisters Health Services for Sexual Minority Women

Seattle

Amelie Zurn, M.S.W.

Mautner Project for Lesbians with Cancer

Washington, DC

Suggested Citation:"Appendix D: People and Organizations Submitting Testimony." Institute of Medicine. 1999. Lesbian Health: Current Assessment and Directions for the Future. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/6109.
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Women's health, as a field of study, is a developing discipline. Health theories in general have been based on studies of men. However, in recent years, more attention has shifted to women's health, realizing the disparities between men and women in relation to their health. During the last two decades, a similar shift has occurred for a group of women—lesbian women—to further identify and specify their health needs.

Over the past decade, lesbians have organized to call for attention to the health issues of this community, resulting in several federally funded research initiatives. This book offers a comprehensive view of what is known about lesbian health needs and what questions need further investigation, including:

  • How do we define who is lesbian?
  • Are there unique health issues for lesbians?
  • Are lesbians at higher or lower risk for such health problems as AIDS, sexually transmitted diseases, breast cancer, mental disorders, and substance abuse?
  • How does homophobia affect lesbian health and the funding of research on lesbian health?
  • How do lesbian health needs fit into the health care system and the larger society?
  • What risk and protective factors shape the physical and mental health of lesbians?

The book discusses how to determine which questions to ask about sexual orientation, the need to obtain information without violating privacy, the importance of considering racial and ethnic diversity in the study of lesbians, strategies for exchanging information among researchers and disseminating findings to the public, and mechanisms for supporting greater numbers of researchers.

Lesbian Health takes a frank look at the political pressures, community attitudes, and professional concerns uniquely affecting the study of lesbian health issues. The book explores many other issues including the potential for transferring findings in this field to other population groups, including other rare populations and women in general.

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