PRIDE Study vs Mole Mapper Melanoma Study

Help shape the first large-scale, long-term health study of LGBTQ people! The PRIDE Study app allows members of the LGBTQ community to inform and influence what aspects of our health will be studied in the upcoming PRIDE Study. The PRIDE Study is a long-term collaboration that will help health professionals make informed decisions about our health. Learn more below. WHO'S ELIGIBLE TO PARTICIPATE IN THE PRIDE STUDY? You are eligible to join the PRIDE Study if you are: • 18 years of age or older • A resident of the United States • Comfortable reading and writing on your iPhone in English • LGBTQ or another sexual or gender minority This app is designed for research and education purposes only. This app is not meant to provide medical advice, attention, or treatment. If you are having a medical emergency, call or contact your healthcare provider. WHAT IS THE PRIDE STUDY? The PRIDE Study is the first large-scale, long-term health study of people who identify as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer (LGBTQ), or another sexual or gender minority. By participating in The PRIDE Study over time, your unique story teaches us about the health and wellbeing of LGBTQ people like you. WHO IS CONDUCTING THE PRIDE STUDY? The PRIDE Study is being conducted by doctors and research scientists at The University of California, San Francisco. WHAT IS THE GOAL OF THE PRIDE STUDY? The mission of The PRIDE Study is to improve the health of LGBTQ people. To meet this goal, we need to understand how being LGBTQ affects your health. The PRIDE Study deeply explores how the experience of being LGBTQ is related to all aspects of health and life. We study the unique health care disparities, strengths, and resiliencies of our communities. We share our findings through a variety of methods to impact LGBTQ communities and health professionals. HOW IS MY INFORMATION KEPT SAFE? As doctors and research scientists, we understand that information about your life and health is personal. Like our patients’ health information, it is our priority to keep the information you share private and secure. All communications between you and our app are secure electronic transmission, and our data are physically secure. All our systems meet the requirements defined by federal law (United States Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act or HIPAA). HOW IS MY INFORMATION SHARED? Your participation in The PRIDE Study is wasted if we don’t share the results with the people and organizations that can make real change for LGBTQ health. Results from The PRIDE Study will be shared directly with you, healthcare professionals, policy makers, and community organization. We will never share individual information; only aggregated (grouped) data will be shared.

MoleMapper™ is a personalized tool to help you map, measure, and monitor the moles on your skin. Using a familiar Maps-like interface, you can measure the size of a mole using the camera and a reference coin. Keeping track of the size, shape and color of your moles is one of the best ways to catch potential skin cancers like melanoma in their early stages. Whether you use MoleMapper™ to keep track of a single suspicious mole over time or construct a full-body map, we hope this app will make being vigilant about your health a bit more enjoyable. Happy Mapping!