HIV Stigma Conference
posted: 20/12/2010
'It's time to have an honest conversation about the bad attitudes that spread HIV, stigma'. This was the reason for the first international HIV stigma conference, held on World AIDS Day, 1 December, in Washington, DC, USA.
The conference was organised by the Coalition for Elimination of AIDS-related Stigma (CEAS) who believe we need to include HIV stigma in every conversation, prevention method and piece of research about HIV.
The conference was held to
- Explain what stigma is
- Describe how stigma spreads HIV
- Understand the interaction of religion, race, and nationality on stigma
- Advocate for those affected with HIV to eliminate stigma
- Develop policies and social marketing to eliminate stigma
Conference sessions
- What is HIV- related stigma?
- How does stigma impact people living with HIV?
- How stigma and lack of disclosure fuel HIV
- HIV-related stigma in health care and its impact on families
- Double stigma: being both gay and at risk for HIV
- Lessons learned in the global effort to reduce HIV stigma
- Faith, spirituality, and HIV: barriers and facilitators to HIV prevention
- HIV Stigma: effect on youth and families
- Criminalisation of HIV
- Reducing the stigma of HIV and STD testing in healthcare
- Moving Forward: Center for Stigma and Cultural Competency
Conference website
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