Grant: Planning and Dissemination Grant - Institute Community Support

"Shifting our OutLook" is a 2-day symposium aiming to gather approximately 75 decision makers in the Region of Waterloo, Ontario, to share data and discuss findings from the OutLook Study of local lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) persons, and to develop action plans for programming and policy change. This innovative KTE event has been designed with the needs of multiple stakeholders in mind. Through presentations, video vignettes, and policy brief templates, stakeholders will exchange data across five key health and wellness themes from the OutLook Study: understanding the types of violence and discrimination experienced by LGBTQ individuals in the Region and their effects on health outcomes; understanding and responding to the unique healthcare concerns of trans people in the Region of Waterloo; understanding the types of healthcare access barriers facing LGBTQ individuals; understanding early childhood experience of LGBTQ persons, with a particular focus on bullying and its effects on health outcomes later in life; understanding the unique health needs of Indigenous and racialized LGBTQ communities. Research to Action discussion groups will engage in dialogue, idea generation, and action planning. An explicit focus on gender and gendered discrimination will be prioritized throughout the symposium.