When reviewing the information below, be sure to consult the COVID-19 pages linked to view any protocols in place at the respective resource. If there is not a COVID-19 link, it may be best to contact the resource if a phone number is provided. Please stay safe and healthy.

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Local & State Resources

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🌈 Gender Health Center
2020 29th Street, Suite 201, Sacramento, CA 95817
A Trans/PoC-led, grassroots, nonprofit that provides programs, trainings, and direct services that center on Queer and Transgender People of Color (QTPOC).
☎ Phone: (916) 455-2391

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Sacramento County Health Center | COVID-19
4600 Broadway, Sacramento, CA 95820
A Federally Qualified Health Center that provides primary care and behavioral health services to low income residents of Sacramento County.
☎ Phone: (916) 874-9670

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Sacramento Native American Health Center (SNAHC)
2020 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95811
A non-profit Federally Qualified Health Center, located in Midtown Sacramento. The health center is committed to enhancing quality of life by providing a culturally competent, holistic, and patient-centered continuum of care.
☎ Phone: (916) 341-0757

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Veterans Health Administration (VHA) | COVID-19
The Veterans Health Administration is America’s largest integrated health care system, providing care at 1,255 health care facilities, including 170 medical centers and 1,074 outpatient sites of care of varying complexity (VHA outpatient clinics), serving 9 million enrolled Veterans each year.

• 🌈 Veterans with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) and Related Identities
  “LGBT and related identities” is an inclusive term for sexual and gender minorities. Veterans may have other ways of describing themselves, so the term “LGBT and related identities” is used to inclusively recognize the full range of sexual orientation and gender identity minorities. All Veterans are welcome at VA, even those who identify as a sexual or gender minority. Sexual and gender minority Veterans have faced stigma and discrimination, which can affect health. As a healthcare institution, we need to work to make sure that Veterans with LGBT and related identities know that they are welcome at VA.
  
  VA health care includes, among other services:
  • Hormone treatment
  • Substance use/alcohol treatment
  • Treatment and prevention of sexually transmitted infections/PrEP
  • Intimate partner violence reduction and treatment of after effects
  • Heart health
  • Cancer screen, prevention and treatment
• 🌈 VA LGBT Outreach
  • LGBT Veteran Health Care Fact Sheets: These fact sheets communicate important information to Veterans with LGBT and related identities about their unique health risks and relevant services offered by VA. If you are a Veteran, you can download the appropriate fact sheet here.
  • LGBT Pride Month
  • LGBT Health Awareness Week: The last week in March is Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Health Awareness Week. LGBT Health Awareness Week is an important time to bring attention to the unique health needs of LGBT Americans. LGBT Health Awareness Week is sponsored by the LGBT Health Program and the Office of Primary Care Services.
  • We Serve All Who Served: The tagline underscores VA’s non-discrimination policy, and honors the service history of LGBT Veterans.
  • Transgender E-Consultation Program: The VA has a program where your provider can get advice about your treatment through your medical record.
  • Connect. It Can Save A Life: Veterans with lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT), or related identities may face unique health challenges — including a higher risk for mental health issues and suicidal ideation than their non-LGBT counterparts. If you are a Veteran with an LGBT or related identity, making sure your health care provider knows your sexual orientation and gender identity can improve your access to comprehensive care. VA is dedicated to offering all Veterans high-quality care in a safe, respectful environment. Being open with your provider about your identity helps VA support your whole health.
  • Recognizing Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Veterans and Their Caregivers: This handout focuses attention on the unique experience and challenges of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) Veterans and their caregivers.
• 🌈 VA LGBT Policies
  • VHA Directive 1340, Health Care for Veterans Who Identify as Lesbian Gay or Bisexual: This policy states that any attempts (formal or informal) by VHA staff to convert or change a Veteran’s sexual orientation are prohibited.
  • VHA Directive 1341, Providing Health Care for Transgender and Intersex Veterans: This is VA policy on the transgender care offered in VA facilities. This policy includes medically necessary care, such as hormone therapy, mental health care, preoperative evaluation, and post-operative and long-term care following gender confirming surgery. Gender confirming surgery cannot be performed or funded by VA.
  • Rights and Responsibilities of VA Patients and Residents of Community Living Centers: This policy says that you won’t be discriminated against for any reason, including sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression.
  • Rights and Responsibilities of Family Members of VA Patients and Residents of Community Living Centers: The VA uses a broad understanding of family, including anyone whom the patient or resident considers to be family.

VA Northern California Health Care System (VANCHCS) | COVID-19
VA Northern California is an integrated health care delivery system, offering medical, surgical, rehabilitative, mental health, and extended care to Veterans across Northern California. The health system is made up of 12 sites of care, including a medical center in Sacramento; a rehabilitation and extended care facility in Martinez, and 10 outpatient clinics. It serves an area covering 17 counties, about 30,000 square miles, and about 175,000 Veterans. VANCHCS operates in the following California counties: Alameda, Amador, Butte, Colusa, Contra Costa, El Dorado, Glenn, Placer, Sacramento, Shasta, Siskiyou, Solano, Sutter, Tehama, Trinity, Yolo and Yuba.

• 🌈 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Veteran Care
  VA Northern California seeks to promote the health, welfare, and dignity of LGBT Veterans and their families. It is committed to making sensitive and high quality health care accessible. VANCHCS’ policies and practices focus on ensuring a safe, welcoming, and affirmative environment of care for LGBT Veterans. Its employees receive training in clinically competent care that is responsive to the unique needs of LGBT Veterans.

Centers for Disease Control & Prevention (CDC) | COVID-19
CDC is the nation’s health protection agency, working 24/7 to protect America from health and safety threats, both foreign and domestic. CDC increases the health security of our nation.

• 🌈 Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual & Transgender Health
  People who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender have a variety of health needs. Find networks, services, and health clinics by state available to address those needs.
• 🌈 Gay & Bisexual Men’s Health
  Gay and bisexual men are part of a very diverse community. They have both shared and unique experiences and situations that affect their physical and mental health needs as well as their ability to get high quality health services. This website provides an overview of the different health and other issues faced by gay and bisexual men.
• 🌈 Lesbian & Bisexual Women
  Lesbian and bisexual women are part of a diverse community with various health concerns. While all women have specific health risks, lesbian and bisexual women are at a higher risk for certain diseases than other women. Find information and resources from CDC and other government agencies and community partners that address lesbian and bisexual women’s health.
• 🌈 Transgender Persons
  Gender identity and sexual orientation are different facets of identity. Everyone has a gender identity and a sexual orientation, but a person’s gender does not determine a person’s sexual orientation. Transgender people may identify as heterosexual, homosexual, bisexual, or none of the above.

🌈 The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health
The Fenway Institute at Fenway Health works to make life healthier for those in the LGBTQIA+ community, people living with HIV/AIDS, and the larger community.

• Health Policy Research
  Issues affecting LGBT health, HIV policy, hepatitis, sexually transmitted infections, tuberculosis, and other issues.
• The National Center for LGBT Health Education
  Providing LGBT health educational programming for health care organizations throughout the nation and the world.
• The LGBT Aging Project
  Ensuring LGBT older adults have access to life-prolonging benefits, protections, services and institutions

🌈 GLMA Health Professionals Advancing LGBTQ Equality
GLMA is a national organization committed to ensuring health equity for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ) and all sexual and gender minority (SGM) individuals, and equality for LGBTQ/SGM health professionals in their work and learning environments.

• Find A Provider
  Look for a healthcare provider you can be honest with.
• Education
  • 10 Things Gay Men Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Providers
  • 10 Things Lesbians Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Providers
  • 10 Things Bisexuals Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Providers
  • 10 Things Transgender Persons Should Discuss with Their Healthcare Providers