Rainbow Access Initiative: Providing LGBT Health Information to Health and Human Services professionals and members of the LGBT community in the New York Capital District

"Studies show that diagnostic errors occur in 10 to 30 percent of cases, and while some of these errors stem from mistakes in lab tests and mistakes made in the practitioner’s office, a doctor’s lack of the patient’s complete information is more than likely the most common cause. For the LGBT population, this translates to more than 11 million misdiagnoses annually. If you are Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, or Transgendered and your doctor does not know, you are that much more likely to be misdiagnosed. Without a complete knowledge of a patient's history and personal data, we can't expect our medical professionals to treat the 'whole person.' Keeping your sexual orientation and/or gender identity a secret from your provider simply is not healthy."

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Rainbow Access Initiative, Inc. (RAI) is organized exclusively for charitable and educational purposes to increase the accessibility of health and human services in the Capital District of New York State to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender communities and their families, with particular emphasis on underserved populations.

Rainbow Access Initiative is a non-profit 501(c)(3) educational and charitable organization created to address the educational needs of medical and social service professionals regarding the genuine heath and human service issues of the LGBT communities. All of our financial records and related information are open and available to the public on request.