Using Self-Identified Gender Identity Data to Advance Health Equity Among Transgender and Gender Diverse Veterans in the Veterans Health Administration
Without diagnosis, SIGI enables the identification of healthier TGD veterans. Regardless of SIGI, diagnosis signals much higher rates of health concerns. SIGI data facilitates understanding veteran subgroups, informing TGD policy and practice.
Authors
- John R. Blosnich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7663-3638)
- Michael Goodman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6956-6879)
- Guneet K. Jasuja (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0017-9584)
- Michael Jonah Silverberg (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9322-1395)
- Nicholas A. Livingston (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5671-3200)
- Rajinder Sonia Singh (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7313-9922)
- Julianne E. Brady (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4919-9770)
- Varsha G. Vimalananda (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0738-672X)
- Joel I. Reisman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0552-161X)
- Jolie B. Wormwood (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7542-8755)
- Jillian C. Shipherd (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6742-7912)
- Mark S. Zocchi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9464-9561)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- University of Southern California (US)
- Kaiser Permanente (US)
- Emory University (US)
- University of New Hampshire (US)
- VA Boston Healthcare System (US)
- Bedford VA Research Corporation (US)
- VA New England Healthcare System (US)
- Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (US)
- National Center for PTSD (US)
- Office of Patient Care Services (US)
- VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System (US)
- University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Medical Care
- Published
- 2025-09-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0000000000002195
- Primary Topic
- LGBTQ Health, Identity, and Policy
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00