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Formalized Training Cascades for Pharmacy Teams: Becoming an LGBTQ+ Ally to Improve HPV Immunization
Health disparities faced by LGBTQ+ individuals include social stigma and discrimination that are associated with increased rates of mental health disorders, substance abuse, and suicide. Better understanding the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ+ people throughout their lives has been prioritized in research of late; however, a paucity of HCPs who are culturally competent in LGBTQ+ healthcare threatens to undermine improvement efforts.
Because pharmacists and pharmacy technicians provide access... |
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Recognize and Respond: Developing Tailored Communications With Parents To Improve Pediatric Vaccination Coverage
Pediatric vaccination rates have been declining in recent years. A relatively small percentage of people take a strict anti-vaccination stance regardless of evidence or scientific consensus, but other individuals, classified as “vaccine-hesitant,” are moving toward anti-vaccination, or “vaccine refusal” practices for a variety of reasons, including aggressive misinformation campaigns, lack of understanding of vaccines, distrust of healthcare, and safety concerns. For clinicians, the ci... |
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