Healthworks was a program of Triangle Community Works, which provided individuals in the LGBT community an opportunity to socialize while participating in fitness related activities throughout the triangle.

Healthworks is now the overall Health Initiative of the LGBT Center of Raleigh. A committee has formed under long time volunteer Dr. Paul Coggins, DDS and will be forming programs and services that address our diverse communities' needs in their Physical, Mental, Spiritual, Financial, and Environmental Health.

HealthWorks Sunday Seminar Series

For more information or to express your interest in this new committee of the LGBT Center, please contact

HealthWorks Links and Resources

On March 31, 2011, The Institute of Medicine released a groundbreaking report on LGBT health, to which the US Department of Health and Human Services has responded with a set of very welcome LGBT health-related initiatives.

• You can read details about these exciting developments at this Health and Human Services link: "U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Recommended Actions to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Communities"
• You can find the report here: "The Health of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender People: Building a Foundation for Better Understanding"
• And New York Times coverage is here: "U.S. Panel Suggests Research Into Causes and Prevalence of Health Issues Facing Gays"

Additional Resources

Centers for Disease Control

• Gay and Bisexual Men’s Health
• Lesbian and Women’s Health
• Transgender Person’s Health
• Youth Health
  • LGBT Youth Resources
  • LGBTQ Youth Programs-At-A-Glance
• Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Health Resources
• Lesbian, Gay, and Transgender Health Services Links

Tobacco Prevention, Use, and Cessation

• National LGBT Tobacco Control Network
• QuitLineNC
• Network for LGBT Health Equity at the Fenway Institute

Cancer Facts for Gay and Bisexual Men

Health Issues for Gay Men: Tips to Stay Healthy

Ten Things Gay Men Should discuss with Their Healthcare Provider

Cancer Facts for Lesbians and Bisexual Women

Ten Things Lesbians Should Discuss with Their HealthCare Provider

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry

• Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Adolescents
• Children with Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Parents

Patient Guide to the Endocrine Treatment of Transsexual Persons (PDF file)

Syphilis & MSM (Men Who Have Sex with Men) - CDC Fact Sheet

Sífilis y los hombres que tienen relaciones sexuales con hombres - Hoja informativa de los CDC

LGBT Community Center Directory

Also, please visit our website: www.wearemembersofthiscommunity.org