Dr. Jeffrey Vu is a board certified family nurse practitioner that currently serves as the Division Director of Clinical Services for Orange County Health Care Agency Public Health Services. In his role, he has operational oversight over county public health programs that address STD/HIV testing, care, & control; Pulmonary Disease & Tuberculosis; Family Planning & Child Health; Immunizations; Refugee Health Services; and HIV & Ryan White grant funding. He currently sits on the County of Orange HIV Planning Council that directs strategies to End the HIV Epidemic. Jeffrey also serves as the Clinical Program Lead for the UC Irvine Health Gender Diversity Program addressing the gender health needs of adolescent and adult transgender individuals in Orange County and throughout California.

Jeffrey received his Doctorate in Nursing Practice & Master in Business Administration from John Hopkins University and his Masters as a Family Nurse Practitioner & Bachelors in Nursing from UC Irvine. He sits on the state board of directors for the California Association for Nurse Practitioners where he is focused on establishing full practice authority to allow NPs to practice at the full scope of their education and training. Jeffrey also serves on the UC Irvine School of Nursing Dean’s Cabinet where he is focused on student scholarship and alumni engagement. He is active in the UC Irvine Alumni Association and currently is Treasurer of the Johns Hopkins Nursing Alumni Association.

Jeffrey continues to serve as a nurse practitioner in the community with broad clinical experience in family practice, gender affirming hormone therapy, occupational health, integrative functional medicine, and same-day care. His experience as a registered nurse included ICU, dialysis, and informatics. Jeffrey’s passion is to work with marginalized communities, has volunteered abroad on medical missions multiple times, and spends his summers volunteering for Camp Rising Above Disabilities (Camp RAD).

Transgender 101: Creating a Safe Space for Public Health is for cultural awareness and understanding of the importance of incorporating gender affirming practices into the public health setting. This training will review LGBTQ terminology, population risks of the Transgender & Gender Non-Conforming (TGNC) population, approaches to healthcare, and a quick overview of treatments.

This is an opportunity for public health professionals to have a safe space to consider practices in their own institutions and how to implement a more inclusive environment to promote health equity. Topics discussed will review the basics of the TGNC population and how to provide appropriate care delivery.

Target audiences include health care providers (physicians, clinical staff, nurses, medical assistants, disease investigators, etc.), office staff that may be in contact with TGNC individuals, authorities that work with diverse communities, and leaders that advocate for evidence based change in the public health setting.