UAB to conduct online needs assessment survey for LGBTQ community

UAB is hosting an online survey to highlight needs and concerns of the LGBTQ community within the Greater Birmingham area.

lgbt state flagThe University of Alabama at Birmingham School of Public Health is conducting on online survey on behalf of the LGBTQ Fund of The Community Foundation of Greater Birmingham.

The B-Heard online survey will provide baseline data about Birmingham and highlight needs and concerns of the local LGBTQ community, their families and friends, and the health, education and social service professionals who work with them. The results will help set priorities for funding services to improve the quality of life for the LGBTQ community within a five-county area consisting of Jefferson, Walker, Blount, St. Clair and Shelby counties.

Organizers are looking for broad input from all segments of the community in order to get the most accurate picture of LGBTQ life in Central Alabama.