Survey of New Mexico school health professionals regarding preparedness to support sexual minority students

Journal of School Health

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 18-24

  Mahdi, Inas ^a   Jevertson, Jenn ^b   Schrader, Ronald ^c   Nelson, Anna ^d   Ramos, Mary M ^e  

^a LOUISIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HOSPITALS   (United States)

^b Santa Fe Mountain Center   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO   (United States)

^d New Mexico Forum for Youth in Community   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bullying; Cultural competency; Health status disparities; School health; Suicide

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; BULLYING; CULTURAL COMPETENCE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH DISPARITY; HUMAN; MALE; MINORITY GROUP; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICE; SEXUAL EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; STATISTICS; SUICIDE; TRANSSEXUALITY; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

BULLYING; CULTURAL COMPETENCY; HEALTH STATUS DISPARITIES; SCHOOL HEALTH; SUICIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; FEMALE; HEALTH PERSONNEL; HUMANS; MALE; MINORITY GROUPS; NEW MEXICO; PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCE; SCHOOL HEALTH SERVICES; SEX EDUCATION; SEXUALITY; SOCIAL SUPPORT; TRANSGENDERED PERSONS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890050471     PISSN: 00224391     EISSN: 17461561     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/josh.12116     Document Type: Article

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