Promoting Health for Transgender Women

Transgender Resources and Neighborhood Space (TRANS) Program in San Francisco

Bibliographic Data

ID11029386
AuthorsTooru Nemoto (0000-0002-8424-6301, The authors are with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.), Don Operario (0000-0003-2467-5048, The authors are with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.), Joanne Keatley (The authors are with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.), Hongmai Nguyen (The authors are with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.), Eiko Sugano (The authors are with the Center for AIDS Prevention Studies, University of California, San Francisco.)
Year2005
Volume95
Issue3
Pages382-384
Publication date2005-03-01
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueAmerican Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0090-0036 • E-ISSN: 1541-0048
PublisherAmerican Public Health Association (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.2105/ajph.2004.040501
PMID15727962
PMCIDPMC1449187
OpenAlexW2166272207
LanguageEN
Citations received48
References cited13

Transgender women are at high risk for HIV, substance abuse, and mental health problems. We describe a health promotion intervention program tailored to transgender women in San Francisco. The program creates a safe space for providing transgender-sensitive education about HIV risk reduction, substance abuse prevention, and general health promotion. Transgender health educators conduct workshops and make referrals to appropriate substance abuse treatment programs and other services in the community. Evaluation findings indicate that this community-tailored intervention may be an effective way to reach transgender women and reduce sexual risk behaviors, depression, and perceived barriers to substance abuse treatment

Environmental health · Family medicine · Health promotion · Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) · Intervention (counseling) · Men who have sex with men · Mental health · Poison control · Political science · Promotion (chess) · Psychiatry · Public health · Sexual abuse · Substance abuse · Suicide prevention · Transgender · Transgender women · LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy · Marriage and Sexual Relationships · Medicine · Nursing · Psychology · Sexuality, Behavior, and Technology · Gerontology

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