By and large, we are a healthy nation. We can be proud of Canada's health and social
systems that contribute to this status. From this position of strength, we have an even greater …

Accumulating evidence shows that stigma has health-harming consequences that build
health disparities between those who are stigmatized and those who are not. However, most …

Intersectionality—an analytic tool that enables researchers and historically marginalized
communities to investigate how “intersecting power relations influence social relations …

This chapter argues against the use of stigma-inducing measures as tools of public health
on grounds of social justice. The value of social justice in public health includes both a …

Stigma leads to poorer health. Edited by Brenda Major, John F. Dovidio, and Bruce G. Link,
The Oxford Handbook of Stigma, Discrimination, and Health provides compelling evidence …

The stigma of many diseases and disorders prevalent in the world today is cause for
increasing public health concern, raising the question of whether new research is necessary …

Health-related stigma remains a major barrier to improving health and well-being for
vulnerable populations around the world. This collection on stigma research and global …

Background To gain a better understanding of the causes and consequences of stigma and
to identify biomedical and behavioural research solutions, the Fogarty International Center …

Background Delivery of effective health care is hampered by stigma, the social processes
that attach negative judgement and response to some attributes, conditions, practices and …

Comments on the stigma of health. The stigma of health is a matter of social injustice, not
medical science. It represents the egregious effects of prejudice and discrimination on the …