Resource Roundup: Health Equity in Integrative Medicine

Incorporating Gender Inclusive Language into your Patient Practice

If practitioners aren’t using gender inclusive language in their practice, it may be preventing some patients from feeling comfortable enough to share their health problems, according to Efrat LaMandre, ND.

LaMandre is the founder of EG Health, a primary care practice that specializes in integrative and functional health and provides LGBTQ+ affirming care in Staten Island, New York. She said, to provide quality healthcare to LGBTQ+ patients as well as those belonging to other minority communities, inclusive, welcoming language needs to be a priority in all healthcare settings, including integrative practices.

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