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To mark LGBTQ+ Pride Month in June, the University of Minnesota School of Public Health (SPH) is highlighting current research aimed at protecting the health and well-being of LGBTQ+ residents in long-term care facilities.
SPH Professor Tetyana Shippee is co-leading a first-of-its-kind study, which is examining the efficacy of LGBTQ+ explicit policies and staff training at residential long-term services and supports (LTSS) facilities in Minnesota. As a social gerontologist, Shippee’s primary work focuses on quality-of-life measures for people in long-term care settings, as well as the role of racial, ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in those settings.