The 2009 National LGBTI Health Summit

Mark this down: 2011 National LGBTI Health Summit to be held in Bloomington, Indiana

Bloomington Hospital and the National Steering committee of the National
LGBTI Health Summit are proud to announce that Bloomington, Indiana
will host the 2011 National LGBTI Health Summit; July 16-19, 2011 at the
Indiana Memorial Union on the campus of Indiana University.

Bloomington, incidentally, was recently named one of the 5 gayest cities in America. Yes, Bloomington!

The LGBTI Health Summits are an opportunity for individuals working for
the health of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex people to
meet and share ideas. The LGBTI Health Summits grew out of a resurgence
in queer health movements which looked beyond a victim deficit based
model of disease, using an asset based approach built on the World
Health Organization definition of health as a state of physical, mental
and social well-being not just the absence of disease.

This summit is different from traditional health conferences. LGBTI
Health Summits (previously in Boulder, Colorado; Cambridge,
Massachusetts; Philadelphia, and most recently in Chicago.)
have been described as nurturing retreats, exciting and intense think
tanks, and an event of great enlightenment. Participants come away with a
renewed passion for the cause, energized and inspired to tackle the
problems confronting LGBTI health and wellness.

All members of the LGBTI Community and their allies are invited to participate in beautiful, Bloomington, Indiana. July, 2011.

2009 Summit pics, program, presentation materials...

Click here to check out the full and final program (PDF
- 7 MB).This includes "at-a-glance" and is printer ready copy. For much
smaller downloads, check out the "at-a-glance" section on its own - in
two parts. Part One, Part Two.

Click here for a list of Bisexual and LGBTI Health Summit presenter bios.

Presentation materials - tons of presentations are posted here. These include materials from the Bisexual Health Summit as well as the LGBTI Health Summit.

Click here for a Summary of the Bisexual Health Summit.

Click here for pics from the Bisexual Health Summit.

Check out opening reception pics for the full Summit here.

Click here for amazing action shots from the Summit. Send us your pics for inclusion in the set.