Ithaca College

Lis Maurer recently co-presented the webinar "Opening Our Doors: Providing competent and caring health and wellness services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people."  The webinar was sponsored by The National Wellness Institute, which provides health promotion and wellness professionals resources and services that fuel professional and personal growth.

The webinar focused on health disparities and barriers LGBT populations experience related to care providers' comfort, competency, and knowledge of sexual orientation, gender identity and gender expression. Welcoming and affirming LGBT people is one part of a much larger effort to provide culturally competent care for all in our communities. Participants learned more about the health and wellness needs and issues of LGBT people, and how addressing them benefits us all.