In May 2022, WHISE & Thorne Harbour Health hosted a capacity-building event as part of the implementation of the Good Health Down South 2021-2025 strategy. The strategy aims to improve women’s sexual and reproductive health across the Southern Metropolitan Region.

The online capacity-building session was delivered to healthcare and community service professionals, to increase workforce capacity to create culturally appropriate and inclusive services for LGBTIQ+ clients and consumers.

This is a snapshot highlighting key findings from the evaluation report.

KEY TAKEAWAYS

Following the forum, there was an increase in participants’ knowledge of:

  • the social determinants of the health and wellbeing of LGBTIQ+ people (from 23% rating their understanding ‘high to very high’ pre training, and 80% choosing this option post training.)
  • the barriers to services for LGBTIQ+ consumers (from 20% rating their understanding ‘high to very high’ pre training, and 77% choosing this option post training.)
  • ensuring the intake and assessment process at their organisation is inclusive for LGBTIQ+ consumers. (from 17% rating their understanding ‘high to very high’ pre training, and 86% choosing this option post training.)

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