Women have a number of health concerns and wellness issues that are often under-treated due to lack of knowledge and availability of resources. Both physical and mental health can play a significant role in our ability as women to be productive, active members of our communities.
Sigma Xi Theta feels strongly that dedicating resources to the support of existing organizations in the endeavor to provide health care, as well as to the development of SigXi signature programs in our local communities for all women, and those targeting dominant lesbians specifically, will help to spread awareness and inspire others to take a proactive approach to their health.
Women’s Health and Wellness Coalition
The COALITION provides both resources and education to better health. Sigma Xi Theta believes that all women no matter gender fluency, we as women must care for self. A Fraternity focus is to assist lesbian women better their knowledge around better health and community resources.
The PATHWAYS to Better Health Initiative is a program for dominant lesbians who face greater health threats than their female heterosexual peers, partly because of differences in sexual behavior and partly because of social and structural inequities, such as stigma and discrimination.
The basic objectives of the PATHWAYS Initiative may be summarized as follows:
- Sharing knowledge of available resources and services. Developing health care platforms within the LGBT community.
- Promoting health care for dominant lesbians as a life style change.
- Develop a sense of feminine empowerment by recognizing and embracing one’s health and health care.
Prospective Members
