Simple Things a Practitioner Can Do to create a more welcoming atmosphere (for diverse populations) Sign: This office appreciates the diversity of all women and men and does not discriminate based on race, age, religion, ability, marital status, sexuality, gender or perceived gender. Change Forms: Add partner/domestic partner/significant other to marital status areas. Use of Language: Refer to partner, not husband/wife. Do not assume all women need birth control devices. Know the location of mammographic and other equipment for differently-abled women. Provide different size chairs for larger women/men. (from a handout at the 2001 First National Lesbian Health Conference) Remember we are NOT Doctors and have NO medical training. This site is like an Encylopedia - there are many pages, many links on many topics. Support our work with any size DONATION - see left side of any page - for how to donate. You can help raise awareness of CAM.