Health Education in the GLBT Community?

[BiStnder1]

I work in the healthcare and I'm involved in various healthcare initiatives and groups that are relatively mainstream - the Heart Association, Diabetes Association, American Cancer, etc. You see their information everywhere, they provide screenings at health fairs, they target schools, businesses, etc.

However, when I attend any type of a GLBT community function, such as Pride fair, whether in my own community or larger communities like San Francisco, I rarely see any presence from these organizations. I see agencies related to mental health, substance abuse, HIV, etc. -- all important issues within the GLBT community -- but it seems as though there's no effort to provide "general" health info to the GLBT community. More people will die of cancer and heart disease, but you don't see that info. It's seems like there could be a stronger focus on linking health ed resources with the GLBT community, or should we assume GLBT people will find that info on their own?
Also, assuming agencies like Heart, Cancer, Diabetes,etc. wanted to reach GLBT, would it take a special effort? If beer and car co.s develop campaigns to reach GLBT, don't health advocacy grps need to, also, rather than assuming we'd be responsive to their general message?