Keynote Address: Thrive with Pride Aging Survey Findings
This session will highlight the results of the first-ever Ohio community-based Thrive with Pride LGBTQ Aging Survey.
1:15 PM - 2:15 PMWed
BELTSSSocial Work/Counselor
Presenters
Jessica Sokol
Boonshoft School of Medicine
Marie Walters, Ph.D.
Wright State University Boonshoft Medical School
Timothy Crawford, Ph.D, MPH
Wright State Boonshoft School of Medicine
Anne Proulx, DO
Boonshoft School of Medicine
Jerry Mallicoat, EMBA
Public Health - Dayton & Montgomery County
This session will highlight the results of the first-ever community-based Thrive with Pride LGBTQ Aging Survey
conducted after community-wide input under the direction of Boonshoft Pride at Boonshoft Medical School,
Rainbow Elder Care, and Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County. The session will review the
community-based process and provide highlights of the results and a comparison to some other similar surveys
conducted elsewhere, including national surveys. The results provide some guidance about needs and
development of future services and spurred a task force to develop affordable inclusive/affirming housing for
older LGBTQ adults.
The Thrive with Pride Survey is the first major survey of LGBTQ older adults in Ohio, with a focus on people in
the southwest Ohio Miami Valley area. The survey was developed with input from LGBTQ people from across
the community and was administered in a collaborative manner led by LGBTQ people from Rainbow Elder
Care, Boonshoft Medical School/Boonshoft Pride and Public Health – Dayton & Montgomery County. It
provides the first glimpse into the needs of older LGBTQ adults in the Miami Valley and provides some guidance
about needed support and services.