{"id":18821,"date":"2017-09-05T18:41:45","date_gmt":"2017-09-05T18:41:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/?p=18821"},"modified":"2017-09-05T18:42:22","modified_gmt":"2017-09-05T18:42:22","slug":"new-app-will-address-lgbt-health-disparities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/2017\/09\/new-app-will-address-lgbt-health-disparities\/","title":{"rendered":"New app will address LGBT health disparities"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/spectrumscores.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1676\" height=\"358\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-18829\" srcset=\"https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/spectrumscores.jpeg 1676w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/spectrumscores-300x64.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/spectrumscores-768x164.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/proudparenting.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/spectrumscores-1024x219.jpeg 1024w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1676px) 100vw, 1676px\" \/><br \/>\nThree University of Pennsylvania medical students have created <a href=\"https:\/\/spectrumscores.kickoffpages.com\" target=\"_blank\">SpectrumScores<\/a> to connect LGBT patients with the right providers to meet their unique needs. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5165667\/\" target=\"_blank\">A recent nationwide study<\/a> showed that more than half of LGBT patients face discrimination in healthcare settings.<\/p>\n<p>via <a href=\"http:\/\/www.phillymag.com\/g-philly\/2017\/07\/26\/penn-med-students-lgbtq-app\/\" target=\"_blank\">Philly Mag<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;SpectrumScores isn\u2019t just an app, it\u2019s a mission,&#8221; co-founder Jun Jeon said. &#8220;Accessibility to proper healthcare is a fundamental human right, no matter where you lie on the spectrum.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The SpectrumScores team interviewed more than 100 LGBTQ patients in the city, and their input inspired the app to allow users to search, rate, and review providers based on several LGBTQ-specific metrics. 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