Understanding And Combating Stigma: A Toolkit For Improving Care And Support For People Affected By HBV
Year Developed: 2017
Resource Type: Toolkit.Primary Audience: Administrative Staff
Clinicians
Enabling Staff
Outreach Staff
Secondary Audience: PCAs
Language(s): English
Developed by: Association of Asian Pacific Community Health Organizations (See other resources developed by this organization).
Resource Summary: This toolkit is written for health care providers and community health advocates who want to improve the care and support for people affected by HBV. The aim of this toolkit is to support you and anyone you are working with to confront and reduce the stigma associated with HBV, and to promote increased prevention, care and treatment of hepatitis B. Anyone can get HBV. We need to work together to promote understanding and action to combat HBV-related stigma and discrimination to combat this disease.
Resource Details: While this toolkit is primarily designed to help you plan and organize exercises for other individuals and organizations working with people affected by HBV, it also includes exercises to help you understand your individual relationship with HBV-related stigma. Before educating the community, we need to look at our own attitudes, language and relationships, and get a better understanding of stigma. These exercises are designed to help us check our own behavior and attitudes first, particularly as we work with individuals, families and communities affected by HBV. We hope that this toolkit will be helpful in your efforts to promote understanding and action to combat HBV stigma and discrimination. HBV is a significant problem within many communities. With increased awareness and in working together, we can promote better care and support for people living with or affected by HBV, and more effectively work towards eliminating hepatitis B for future generations.
Resource Topic: , Clinical Issues, Special and Vulnerable Populations
Resource Subtopic: Behavioral Health, Social Determinants of Health (SDOH).
Keywords: Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs).This project is supported by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) as part of an award totaling $6,625,000 with 0 percentage financed with non-governmental sources. The contents are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily represent the official views of, nor an endorsement, by HRSA, HHS, or the U.S. Government. For more information, please visit HRSA.gov.