Stigma Archives

02.03.2023 a woman smiling at camera

Leeann Passaro

Leeann Passaro is the chief operating officer of The Hidden Opponent, an advocacy-based nonprofit organization that raises awareness for student-athlete mental health.

Fellow Barbara Espinosa

12.08.2022 Reyma McCoy Hyten

Reyma McCoy Hyten

Reyma McCoy Hyten has a two-decade career in the service and support of people with disabilities. She became the first Black woman to serve as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Commissioner for the Administration on Disabilities. Currently, she works privately, devoting her full attention and time to identifying and confronting the root causes of oppression, and how systems create marginalization.

Fellow Connor McCombs

12.01.2022 Hands holding red ribbon

Know Your Status

Focus group participants reported stigmatizing behavior about being tested for HIV, and among health care providers when seeking HIV testing.

Fellow Connor McCombs

10.25.2022 a stack of wooden blocks with icons

Health Equity

Welfare Stigma

Mothers who experienced welfare stigma reported poor health.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

09.27.2022 a group of graphs showing different health outcomes

Consequences of Ageism

Adults ages 50 to 80 experienced ageism which affected their health, researchers found in a recent survey.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

06.06.2022 a neon sign with wires and letters

Health Equity

Risky Business: Sex Work Amid the Pandemic

Public Health Post introduces a series examining how the criminalization and stigma of sex work affects workers in various sectors of the sex industry.

Fellows Bethany Hallenborg, Hannah Tremont

06.01.2022 a hand drawing arrows on a chalkboard

Trading Truth for Stigma

Presenting myths and facts as health education strategy could inadvertently increase perceptions of myths it intends to dispel.

Fellow Abby Outterson

04.07.2022 a graph of a function

Health Equity

How Accurate is Your Estimate? Depends on Your Race

Researchers assessed the relationship between patient race, estimated and actual oxygen levels, and clinical outcomes.

Fellow Abby Outterson

04.05.2022 a graph with numbers and symbols

Breaking Down the BMI

Researchers formulated a new definition of metabolic health based on systolic blood pressure, use of blood pressure medication, waist-to-hip ratio, and presence of diabetes symptoms.

Fellow Hannah Tremont

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