ASPO Abstracts
Addressing LGBTQ+ Health Inequities: How CreateYourGuide is Reimagining Cancer Screening for Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming Communities
Category: Cancer Health Disparities
Conference Year: 2023
Abstract Body:
Purpose: To utilize a community participatory approach to guide the development of a gender neutral, inclusive cancer screening educational tool for Transgender, Non-Binary, and Gender Non-Conforming (TNBGNC) communities. Methods: Initially, three focus groups were conducted in August 2019 to identify thoughts, feelings, and experiences of cancer prevention and screening. One focus group included 14 GBQ men of color, aged 50+; a second presented ACS screening guidelines to a group of 13 trans/non binary individuals for feedback on relevance to TNBGNC people; the last included 10 LGBT-identified community outreach organizers. Upon further consultation with community members, an online gender-neutral organ inventory tool, "CreateYourGuide,
Keywords: LGBTQ+, Intersectionality, Inequities