The history and the mission...
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Many of us in the transgender community have been overlooked by healthcare providers for various reasons. Many times we have heard the stories of how medical technicians were rude, nurses outed us in the waiting rooms, and even how doctors never did their homework and assumed we were genetic in our bodies when our medical charts show different. The goal of TransHealth Coordinators is to offer education to the medical community while still offering different options in obtaining health services for everyone in the trans community.
In 2001, Robert Eads died of ovarian cancer at age 52. Before his death, Eads was denied treatment by over 20 doctors based on the fact that he was genetically female but was living as a man. The last year of his life is documented in the award-winning film "Southern Comfort ". Though Eads' story is unique in that it was captured on film, it is by no means an isolated occurence. He was one of many patients who have been discriminated against because of their gender identity or expression. Health care providers are in a position to have great influence over the quality of care patients receive. Unfortunately, some may not have the information they need to offer appropriate care to transgender patients.
Jennifer M. Barge is proud to be stepping up as the 2010 Director of the Robert Eads Health Project and will work hard to provide more services for all people in the community. For too long we have been over looked and now is our time.
No person needs to be refused medical care because of their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or gender expression. Nor should any person be treated in a disrespectful or demeaning way. It is a personal goal of TransHealth Coordinators to provide resources and options to all transgender or non- gender conforming individuals.
TransHealth Coordinators is a non-profit, educational organization whose dual purpose is to help the transgender community access safe, compassionate and respectful health care, and to advise health care professionals on better ways to serve their transgender patients. We achieve this by offering resources, health screenings at conferences, and by helping to bring about satisfactory solutions to health care grievances by employing education and sensitivity training.
Many of us in the transgender community have been overlooked by healthcare providers for various reasons. Many times we have heard the stories of how medical technicians were rude, nurses outed us in the waiting rooms, and even how doctors never did their homework and assumed we were genetic in our bodies when our medical charts show different. The goal of TransHealth Coordinators is to offer education to the medical community while still offering different options in obtaining health services for everyone in the trans community.
In 2001, Robert Eads died of ovarian cancer at age 52. Before his death, Eads was denied treatment by over 20 doctors based on the fact that he was genetically female but was living as a man. The last year of his life is documented in the award-winning film "Southern Comfort ". Though Eads' story is unique in that it was captured on film, it is by no means an isolated occurence. He was one of many patients who have been discriminated against because of their gender identity or expression. Health care providers are in a position to have great influence over the quality of care patients receive. Unfortunately, some may not have the information they need to offer appropriate care to transgender patients.
Jennifer M. Barge is proud to be stepping up as the 2010 Director of the Robert Eads Health Project and will work hard to provide more services for all people in the community. For too long we have been over looked and now is our time.
No person needs to be refused medical care because of their race, religion, gender, sexual orientation or gender expression. Nor should any person be treated in a disrespectful or demeaning way. It is a personal goal of TransHealth Coordinators to provide resources and options to all transgender or non- gender conforming individuals.
TransHealth Coordinators is a non-profit, educational organization whose dual purpose is to help the transgender community access safe, compassionate and respectful health care, and to advise health care professionals on better ways to serve their transgender patients. We achieve this by offering resources, health screenings at conferences, and by helping to bring about satisfactory solutions to health care grievances by employing education and sensitivity training.
