Transgender Health Alliance

Transgender Health Alliance

The Transgender Health Alliance (est. 2004) is an international association of mental health, medical and allied health professionals within the transgender community.

Mission Statement

To advocate for competent, caring and comprehensive health care for the transgender community.

Objectives

The Transgender Health Alliance serves as a network and resource pool of health professionals to collaborate with other organizations to the following ends:

To promote health education to the transgender and greater community.
To promote education and trans health awareness to the professional community at large.
To advocate to health industry and government agencies for access to care and health insurance coverage for transgender health needs.
To promote referral networks of trans friendly health care providers.
To promote resource centers for transgender health information.
To promote research in transgender health.

Membership criteria

Individual membership is open to health professionals who identify as transgender or who are allies of the trans community.
The scope of membership includes:

Health care practitioners providing clinical care to patients, such as MD, DO, DDS, DC, DPM, PsyD, NP, CRNA, CNS, CNM, PA-C, RN, MFT, counselor, physical therapist, massage therapist, dental hygienist, student, etc; and
those working in a health care setting or health-related profession not providing clinical care, such as researcher, administrator, educator, policy/advocacy staff, public health practitioner, etc.

We welcome all health professionals who are trans-identified and community allies who may be interested in networking with us and helping our mission.

Please address membership requests, inquiries and comments to:
Carol F. Milazzo, MD E-mail
Transgender Health Alliance

Links

American Educational Gender Information Service
Harry Benjamin International Gender Dysphoria Association
International Foundation for Gender Education
International Journal of Transgenderism
The National Coalition for LGBT Health