“Own your own health. Get checked out” is the theme of National LGBT Health Awareness Week, which takes place March 12-18. Visit www.lgbthealth.net/awarenessweek06/index.html for more information.

Take the opportunity to learn more about how some health concerns may play out differently in your body. Use it as a reason to schedule a visit with your health care provider.

Most larger health insurance and provider organizations have lists of physicians that include any specific areas of cultural sensitivity, including experience with GLBT patients. The Gay and Lesbian Medical Association allows you to search online for a GLBT-friendly health care provider near you, at http://services.glma.org/referrals.